Schools get involved in vaccination effortAlong with the reopening of restaurants and gyms, orange-zone status means high school students will no longer be forced to attend school on alternate days. In Montreal, some schools will bus children to vaccination centres. She also said that authorities are concerned about a new COVID-19 variant, known as the Delta variant, which has been detected in Montreal. The Delta variant is more transmissible than other variants, including the B.1.1.7, or Alpha variant, which was responsible for Quebec's third wave. Studies suggest that two doses of the vaccine are required for significant amounts of protection against the Delta variant.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2021 09:00 UTC