Tag: covid
COVID Outbreak In ICU At Huntsville Hospital Declared Over
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak in the Intensive Care Unit at...
Visiting To Huntsville Hospital ICU Suspended Due To COVID Outbreak
Visiting to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site has been suspended after a unit-specific COVID-19 outbreak was...
Counterfeit COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits Found In Ontario
Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were...
Self-Screening Requirements For COVID-19 Start July 28 At MAHC
As pandemic measures ease with the loosening of provincial restrictions, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is moving to passive screening of everyone entering the building...
COVID Vaccine Bookings Open For Kids Six Months To Under Five...
As of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, parents and caregivers of children aged six months to under five years will be able...
Moderna COVID Vaccine Approved For Children 6 Months To 5 Years...
Health Canada authorized the use of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years of age. This is the first...
Want A Second Booster Shot? Ontarians Aged 18+ Now Eligible
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for second booster doses to Ontarians aged 18 and...
COVID Vaccination Clinic Volunteer Presents Commemorative Quilt To Health Unit
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) was recently presented with a handcrafted quilt to recognize the efforts of the staff and volunteers who...
Health Canada Is Dropping The COVID Alert Contact Tracing App
Following a thorough review of COVID Alert, the Government of Canada has decommissioned the application effective today, June 17, 2022. The exposure notification service...
RVH To Maintain Masking Policy To Ensure Safety
Although Ontario is lifting masking mandates in most settings as of June 11, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), along with hospitals throughout the...
