Woman's AstraZeneca-related death in Quebec is first in Canada

The Quebec government and experts say Boyer's death should not discourage Quebecers from getting vaccinated given that rare cases of complications were expected based on vaccine data from elsewhere. "I know that's not very reassuring if you think, 'Oh, I might be the one who might have the complication,' but just looking at the statistics, in the end, there is a risk with everything we do," he said. "I think putting that all together, the benefits of getting the vaccine are clearly much stronger than the risks that we are facing."

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