Canada is poised to lose its international status as a measles-free country now that an outbreak that began in New Brunswick and spread to other provinces has hit the one-year mark.
Oddly enough (because in many ways it is the red-headed stepchild of Quebec regions), everyone in the Pontiac region of Quebec, west of Gatineau/Hull, has a family doctor. We were assigned one within a month of receiving our provincial health cards.
I’ve been waiting for five years now, but I know others that have been waiting for eleven. My SO and I have been invited to some healthcare system by Telus in the interim, but availability of doctors and appointments are spotty at best. And Legault is about to gut the system further.
Yes, Quebec’s health system seems to be one step below the rest of Canada. That’s why it’s very odd that The Pontiac has no orphan patients. And the doctors don’t seem to be overworked. When I have called my GP, I can usually get an appointment within a week.
I walked by a clinic on my way to the bakery, took their contact info, called them and asked if they were accepting patients. They were, so me and my wife signed up.
My wife and I both did before having kiddos. It was extra protection for them, especially when they’re most vulnerable as infants, but also for us. It was super easy to book and get done and, of course, free.
Even if you still have immunity, a booster will make it more effective anyway.
DefinitelyVaccinated adults should get their immunity checked, its possible to lose immunity over decades (I did).
How does one get immunity checked?
Ask your doc to check for it with you bloodwork. Its just one more vial/tube of blood to be drawn.
which wastes money and resources. Just get an MMR booster.
TY. Follow up question; this is Canada… How does one acquire this mythical “doc” of which you speak?
Oddly enough (because in many ways it is the red-headed stepchild of Quebec regions), everyone in the Pontiac region of Quebec, west of Gatineau/Hull, has a family doctor. We were assigned one within a month of receiving our provincial health cards.
I’ve been waiting for five years now, but I know others that have been waiting for eleven. My SO and I have been invited to some healthcare system by Telus in the interim, but availability of doctors and appointments are spotty at best. And Legault is about to gut the system further.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/legault-doctors-compensation-9.6951562
Yes, Quebec’s health system seems to be one step below the rest of Canada. That’s why it’s very odd that The Pontiac has no orphan patients. And the doctors don’t seem to be overworked. When I have called my GP, I can usually get an appointment within a week.
don’t let the one you’re hopefully already have die. if they die, then you’re stuck.
if you don’t have one, Galen Westin will most certainly underpay one for you in the private industry
I walked by a clinic on my way to the bakery, took their contact info, called them and asked if they were accepting patients. They were, so me and my wife signed up.
I think people expect to sit on their ass smoking dope and have an MD come to their door.
Or just get a MMR shot because it’s free.
Absolutely. Why bother with the test?
My wife and I both did before having kiddos. It was extra protection for them, especially when they’re most vulnerable as infants, but also for us. It was super easy to book and get done and, of course, free.
Even if you still have immunity, a booster will make it more effective anyway.