(Sean Gordon/ CBC News) — There are a great many things Guita Hyman, 86, misses about the before times, but there are a few things in particular she is looking forward to seeing once she’s vaccinated against COVID-19: her four children, nine grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and her condo in Florida.
The Montreal resident has been doing most things from home for months so is also looking forward to carrying out the mundane tasks of daily life in person.
“It would be a relief to do my own shopping instead of doing it online,” she said. “Just to touch the vegetables to see if they’re ripe … that would be fun.”
Hyman will be among the Quebecers born in 1936 or earlier who will be allowed to book a vaccination appointment as of Thursday.
About 200,000 people in the province are aged 85 and older. The bulk of them live in the greater Montreal area, which will be a particular point of emphasis in the early stage of the mass vaccination campaign. (…)