Ottawa Public Health says its focus during 2023 was on sustaining the COVID-19 response, “ensuring people had the protection of COVID-19 booster vaccines” and restoring more core and essential public health programs and services.
The decision to end the program as of June 30 was made as demand is decreasing and there are lower rates of COVID-19 in the province, provincial officials say. June 22, 2023 Local News COVID-19: One additional death, one new outbreak reported Ottawa Public Health reports the COVID-19...
TORONTO — Federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year, and the provinces and territories will be responsible for buying them, as well as determining the timing of the vaccinations, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. The agency published the information online on Friday...
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A report by Ottawa Public Health breaks down early cases of COVID-19 acquired in the community by race and shows an over-representation of non-white Ottawans. (Ottawa Public Health) “If a testing van shows up unannounced in a newcomer community, nobody will use it,” she said. ‘”Our...
The Public Health Authority of Canada (PHAC) maintains that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to everyone in Canada regardless of their immigration status. Priority for vaccination is given to residents and staff of care homes, health care workers as well as adults in Indigenous communities...
However, along the way it turned into a fight against many other COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates, even though most were introduced by provincial governments. “In my view, there was credible and compelling information supporting a reasonable belief that the definition of a th...
Dr. Tom Wong, chief medical officer of public health at Indigenous Services Canada, said the department is now working with Indigenous partners and provinces and territories to specifically prioritize elders for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and other groups. ...
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