Quebec is now the second province after Alberta to announce it will no longer offer free doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its entire population, starting this fall.

The decision matches a similar policy announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who said in August her own government would no longer do so as a cost-saving measure.

Quebec's Health Department said it based its decision on advice from a committee of immunization experts that reports to the province's public health institute.

It said it's no longer necessary to offer free doses of the vaccine to healthy adults, since most in the province have now built up an immunity to the virus, either through vaccination, prior infections or both.

"There's a lot of immunity inside that group," said Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec's national di

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