Tag: COVID-19
SMDHU Invites Parents To Live Q&A On COVID Vaccination For Kids...
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is hosting a virtual live Q & A for parents and caregivers on COVID-19 vaccinations for children...
Health Unit Urges Residents To Practice COVID Protocols As Community Transmission...
In response to increasing community transmission of COVID-19, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health (MOH) sent an open letter today...
Ontario Accelerating COVID Booster Eligibility To Adults Aged 50+
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is accelerating COVID-19 vaccine booster dose eligibility to Ontarians aged 50 and...
COVID-19 Outbreak Confirmed On OSMH Medical Unit
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak on its Soldiers’ One...
Feds Introduce New Measures To Address COVID-19 Omicron Variant Of Concern
Public health authorities in South Africa have confirmed that a new COVID-19 variant of concern (B.1.1.529) has been detected in that country. Over the...
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Fully Approved By Health Canada
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced on Wednesday that Health Canada has approved its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in...
RVH Tightens Visitor Restrictions As COVID Cases Increase Across The Region
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Simcoe Muskoka, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is taking proactive measures and returning...
Health Unit Updates Section 22 Class Order For Self-Isolation
In response to the rapidly rising COVID-19 cases amongst children and youth and to minimize infection rates in school settings, the Simcoe Muskoka District...
COVID-19 Vaccination For Kids 5-11 Years Begins Nov. 26 In Simcoe-Muskoka
Parents and guardians can now book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination for their child(ren) aged five to 11 years through the COVID-19 vaccination...
Two Charged In Connection With Security Breach Of The COVID-19 Portal...
The OPP Cybercrime Investigations Team has arrested two individuals in relation to a security breach of the COVID-19 immunization system.
On November 17, 2021, the...
