Category: Grey-Bruce Health Unit
COVID vaccine for small children now available in Grey-Bruce
The pediatric COVID-19 vaccine Moderna Spikevax is available for children aged six months to five years in Grey-Bruce, at weekly health unit clinics, pharmacies, from family doctors and other primary-care providers. This vaccine is authorized by Health Canada for children within this youngest and latest group of children approved to receive a COVID vaccine, a Grey Bruce Health Unit […]
Local MOH says plan in place locally as booster eligibility expands, new vaccine for children approved
Anyone 18 and older is now eligible for a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario while infants and children are now able to receive a newly approved Moderna vaccine. The province announced the expanded eligibility for second booster doses Wednesday in a move made to provide an extra layer of protection for […]
Grey-Bruce so far unaffected by COVID’s summer wave, MOH says
Some infectious diseases experts are calling an uptick in virus transmission indicators a “summer wave”, but in Grey-Bruce the waters remain calm. Specialists now often use wastewater data to identify transmission trends in Ontario as testing for COVID-19, while consistent among those eligible, is no longer done widely enough to paint a detailed picture. Wastewater […]
Masks will still be required at area hospitals when mandates lift Saturday
With most remaining mask mandates set to lift in Ontario, the region’s medical officer of health said infection indicators and COVID-19 trends remain positive in Grey-Bruce. More mask mandates are set to expire Saturday, though masking will remain mandatory in long-term care and retirement homes and are still recommended in high-risk settings. Dr. Ian Arra […]
Health unit issues opioid alert following five overdoses in 48 hours
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued an opioid alert following at least five drug overdoses within a 48-hour period. The health unit said the drug fentanyl is the suspected or probable opioid responsible for the overdoses, which were all non-fatal. None of the overdoses have been confirmed by toxicology. In each of the overdoses, […]