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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/30/22 2:34:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is no secret. The data are available. The experts have been very clear. Consider this example. During the omicron wave, a total of 163,000 deaths could have been prevented in the United States alone if the U.S. had had a higher vaccination rate like we have in Canada. That said, Canada still has a lot more work to do. We need to keep increasing our third-dose vaccination rate to protect ourselves against the pandemic.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/30/22 2:35:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am always happy to talk science when it comes to such an important topic. Take the number 130,000. That is the number of hospitalizations that the United Kingdom was able to prevent in recent weeks because it has a high third-dose vaccination rate. Because so many people have gotten vaccinated, they are better protected individually and are also helping to protect their communities and families.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/30/22 2:36:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, here is a basic number: 690,000. That is the number of hospitalizations that the United States would have avoided, just in the last few months during omicron, had it had a high vaccination rate like the one we have in Canada. As I said earlier, there is more work to do because, unfortunately, however difficult it may be for some to hear and understand, the pandemic is still with us and we need to keep fighting it.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/30/22 3:10:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking our colleague from Pierrefonds—Dollard for his excellent work. Last week I did indeed have the opportunity to participate in the World Health Organization's 75th World Health Assembly. The theme was was “Health for peace, peace for health”. At the assembly, I was able to meet, talk and work with many of my counterparts regarding the fight against the pandemic and efforts to prepare for future pandemics. We also talked about antimicrobial resistance and the effects of climate change on health and health care. I was also able to meet with Ukraine's health minister to offer him the Canadian government's unwavering support for his people's health and health care.
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