Tag: covid
Health Unit Launches Weekly Update On Local COVID Community Risk Level
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has developed a new way to communicate the current level of risk of COVID-19 in our communities...
Ontarians 18+ Eligible For Bivalent Booster Starting Monday
The Ontario government is reminding individuals that starting tomorrow, September 26, all adults aged 18 and over are eligible to receive the bivalent booster...
COVID Outbreak On North Wing At South Muskoka Hospital Is Over
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on the North Wing inpatient unit...
Over 20 Inmates Have Tested Positive For COVID At Beaver Creek...
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) advises that 23 inmates at Beaver Creek Institution, in Ontario, have tested positive for COVID-19.
The number may change...
Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible For Bivalent COVID Booster Dose
Based on guidance from Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), the Ontario government is offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster dose...
Health Canada Authorizes Pfizer COVID Vaccine For Kids 6 Months To...
Health Canada authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children six months to four years of age. This is the second...
Health Canada Approves Moderna Vaccine For Omicron Variant
On Thursday, Health Canada authorized an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine. This vaccine (known as a "bivalent" vaccine) targets the original...
Children Aged Five And Over Eligible For First Booster Shot
The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 first booster doses to children aged five to 11 to provide an extra layer of protection...
Visiting To South Muskoka Hospital North Wing Suspended Due To COVID...
Visiting to the North Wing inpatient unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) Site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was...
4 In 5 Small Businesses Still Dealing With Pandemic-Related Stress
CFIB launches a new initiative to help business owners promote wellness in their workplace
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is launching Workplace Wellness,...
