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House Hansard - 48

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/22 2:51:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for giving me one more opportunity to speak about the importance of vaccination. Just this morning, we were informed of a recent U.S. study that showed that, between June and November 2021, had there been more vaccinated Americans, they would have saved about $14 billion in the cost of hospitalization and 700,000 would not have ended up in the hospital. This would mean many lives saved and cared for.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/22 2:53:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the reason we are able to lift restrictions is that we have a large number of people here in Canada who have been vaccinated. I just spoke a moment ago about the recent U.S. study. What I did not mention is that in that study 163,000 deaths would have been averted between June and November last year in the United States, had there been more vaccinated Americans during that period.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/22 2:54:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again, we are very grateful to the almost 30 million Canadians who got vaccinated. That is the reason we were able to avoid the closing of schools and the shutting down of businesses, restaurants, theatres and cinemas. That is the reason we will be able, on April 1, to make it easier for people to travel into Canada by changing the prearrival testing rules. This is all very good news, and it is due to the benefits we have from vaccinations.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/22 2:55:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, “cruel” is indeed the right word when we speak about the impacts of COVID-19 on our families, our children, our seniors, our economy, our workers and our businesses over the last two years. It has been extremely harsh and cruel. The reason we are able to make life more normal now is that we are continuing the fight against COVID. Living with COVID means continuing the fight against COVID. We cannot live without COVID. We have to live with it and continue the fight against it.
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