With fears over the swine flu subsiding and lineups for the H1N1 shot dwindling, the Quebec government has announced that it will close the doors to vaccination centres on Dec. 18.

At the height of the province's flu vaccination campaign, as many as 150,000 people were being vaccinated each day.

The number has since dropped to about 90,000 people per day.

A total of 3.8 million Quebecers have been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus since the second wave of the swine flu began in August.

Dr. Horaccio Arruda, Quebec's director of public health protection told reporters on Thursday that 74 Quebecers have died from complications related to the virus.

Beginning Dec. 19, anyone interested in getting vaccinated against the H1N1 virus may go to a local clinic, such as a CLSC.

Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc said more information will be available next week.

With files from The Canadian Press