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Everything You Need To Know About Quebec's Plan To Start Vaccinating Adults 18+ In May

In a press conference on April 29, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that the province would be opening COVID-19 vaccine appointments to the province's entire adult population aged 18 and older.

Here's what you need to know about the vaccine rollout that's scheduled to happen over the course of the next few weeks. 

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Plante Says All Montreal Essential Workers Will 'Soon' Be Able To Book A 1st Vaccine Dose

Good news! If you are an essential worker in Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante recently said that you will soon be able to book your first COVID-19 vaccine appointment — if you didn't qualify before.

"The vaccination will soon be extended to the chronically ill and essential workers," Plante wrote on Twitter.

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Gen Z Quebecers Still Aren't Taking COVID-19 Rules As Seriously As Millennials Or Boomers

A new poll by the Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ) shows that boomers are right to suggest young people aged 18 to 24 aren't following COVID-19 rules as much as other age groups in Quebec.  

The poll revealed that Quebec Gen Z-ers who fall within the 18 to 24 age range are still the least likely to consider themselves at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, as well as the least likely to practice all the different recommended health measures — from social distancing to hand-washing to avoiding crowds.

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Here's How Quebec's Minimum Wage Compares To The Rest Of Canada

As of May 2021, the minimum wage in Quebec will increase by 3.1%, for a total of $13.50 hourly — but some say that's not enough. So, how does Quebec's minimum wage compare to the rest of Canada? 

While many provinces in Canada hold different minimum wages for student and adult workers, Quebec establishes a minimum wage for general workers and another wage for workers who make income from tips.

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Montrealers Aged 10-19 Have Been Seeing The Most COVID-19 Cases & We Asked CIUSSS About It

On October 31, MTL Blog reported that COVID-19 cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 per 100,000 people were notably higher than other age groups. 

The same was true on November 9 when young people aged 10 to 19 saw the highest number of cases — per 100,000 people as well as in total — in Montreal in the last two weeks, according to Santé Montreal data.

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Montreal Kids & Teens Have Seen The Most COVID-19 Cases Per 100,000 In The Past 2 Weeks

New data updated by Santé Montreal on October 29 breaks down the city's recent COVID-19 cases by age group, sex and borough. 

While Quebecers aged 20 to 29 make up the largest proportion of cases in the province, cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 have been notably high for the past couple of weeks.

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Health Officials Released New COVID-19 Data That Breaks It Down By Age & Sex

Quebec's Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) has released new data breaking down the province's COVID-19 numbers by age and sex.

The data, last updated on October 23, differs slightly from the province's official data, mostly due to the fact that some cases are reported as having an unknown age or sex.

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13 Adorable Animals That Are Up For Adoption At The Montreal SPCA Right Now (PHOTOS)

The Montreal SPCA is always searching for loving people to take in one of the many animals that come through its door.

Anyone who has ever had a pet can probably agree that these little creatures leave the biggest footprints on our hearts. An inexplicable kind of bond!

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Here Are The Age Groups Most Affected By COVID-19 In Quebec Up Until Now

With Quebec's second wave of COVID-19 upon us, certain age groups are finding themselves more affected by outbreaks. Currently, four population groups alone account for nearly 60% of all cases in Quebec since the beginning of the pandemic.

So, we thought we'd give you a brief overview of the situation in the province in relation to the age of those infected.

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The Brutal Truth About Why You’re So Hard On Yourself, Based On Your Age

You can agree with me that we often give ourselves a hard time. We are so used to it that we don't see the negatives effects that it has on our daily life.

READ ALSO: Why Montreal Is The Perfect Place To Discover Yourself

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The Best Times A Day To Workout Depending On Your Age

As we age our bodies don't work the same way they use to. Our metabolism slows down,  our taste buds appear and disappear, we start eating more salads, and our hormones slump. Yet, it doesn't have to be like that. You can look good and feel good at any age as long as you put in the work.

Health science provides a basic fundamental of what good dieting and exercise implicates. However, your body does not operate on the same instructions at every age. Seems logical right? Well it's been confirmed - the University of Oklahoma conducted a study on 24 men aged 18 to 22 and 25 men aged 25 to 50. They got them to follow the same weightlifting routine for 8 weeks. Guess what they found? The older group had a harder time recovering from exercise and the younger group had developed muscle memory less than halfway through programming. They also discovered that both groups were able to put on a significant amount of muscle mass.

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18 Things I Wish I Knew When I Turned 18

Feels like forever ago now, but 18 was just around the corner (for some of us). Looking back, there's a lot of things I wish someone told me had I actually listened to the advice. Because you see, we all go through the same mistakes in different periods of our lives, and sometimes all we need is a little push to keep going...

My sister is turning 18 this year, which made me stop and think for a second - to when I turned 18. Wasn't that long ago, but it sure feels like it. That's because your 20's shape who you really are, and every year feels like a milestone. So I give her this list, and I hope that she will be wiser than I was once upon a time...

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