Category: Grey-Bruce Health Unit
Health unit urges caution after third fatal overdose in area
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is urging anyone who uses unregulated street drugs to practice harm reduction strategies such as not using alone and not mixing drugs and alcohol after another suspected fatal overdose in the area. In a media release, the health unit said it received notification of a person in their 50s died […]
Flu shots are broadly available now in Grey-Bruce
Flu shots are now available for everyone throughout Grey-Bruce. They’re available at participating pharmacies, through health-care providers and at scheduled Grey Bruce Health Unit vaccine clinics. The health unit recommends everyone six months and older should get the shot, unless they have conditions which would indicate otherwise. “It’s much safer to get the vaccine than […]
Local COVID cases rising, outbreaks and other indicators show
The Grey Bruce Health Unit advised people Friday to guard against the COVID-19 virus, which it said has been spreading more lately than in previous weeks locally and across the province. Indicators of increased transmission include outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes, hospitals, COVID-related admissions, test positivity rates and new case counts, a news […]
Influenza A makes early appearance in Grey-Bruce
Someone in Bruce County has tested positive for the flu, a sign the annual respiratory bug has come early this year, the Grey Bruce Health Unit announced Thursday. Influenza A was lab-confirmed Sept. 20. In years immediately before COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce, it was confirmed by a lab on Nov. 18, 2018 and on Nov. 20, […]
Most vulnerable in Grey-Bruce can get latest COVID-19 booster now
A new and improved COVID-19 vaccine that tackles both the original pandemic virus and subsequent Omicron variants is now available for the most vulnerable people in Grey-Bruce, the Grey Bruce Health Unit has announced. The vaccine is available for residents in long-term care, retirement homes and other congregate settings that provide assisted-living and health services, […]