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Public Service Announcement: Health Unit Warns of Potential Exposure to COVID-19 at The Boat in North Bay

NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is advising the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 at the restaurant and bar The Boat located at 225 Memorial Drive in North Bay between 11 p.m. on Friday, September 3, and 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2021.

If you have attended The Boat during that timeframe, you should self-monitor for symptoms for at least ten days following the time of exposure (until after September 14, 2021). If you develop COVID-19 symptoms,...

Communiqué : Le Bureau de santé entreprend l’administration des troisièmes doses du vaccin contre la COVID-19

NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (ONTARIO) – Les personnes admissibles dans la région du Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) peuvent maintenant recevoir une troisième dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19 sur présentation d’une preuve d’admissibilité. Les personnes admissibles comprennent :

• les receveurs de greffes d’organes ou de cellules souches
• les personnes recevant un traitement par un agent anti-CD20 (p. ex. rituximab, ocrélizumab, ofatumumab), couramment utilisé pour...

News Release - Health Unit Begins Administration of Third COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Eligible individuals in the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region are now able to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with proof of eligibility. Eligible individuals include:

• Organ or stem cell transplant recipients
• Individuals receiving treatment with an anti-CD20 agent (e.g. rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab), commonly used for conditions such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, leukemias/lymphoma etc.
• Individuals...

Communiqué : Le Bureau de santé signale une augmentation des taux de vaccination contre la COVID-19 et des taux de vaccination supérieurs à 90 % chez les personnes âgées de 60 ans et plus

NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (ONTARIO) – Comme on pouvait s’y attendre avec la rentrée scolaire et l’annonce par le gouvernement du programme ontarien de certificat de vaccination, le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) signale une augmentation des taux de vaccination contre la COVID-19, notamment chez les personnes âgées de 29 ans et moins. D’ailleurs, au cours des sept derniers jours, le nombre de personnes recevant leur première dose a augmenté de 128 % comparativement...

News Release: Health Unit Reports Increase in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, Rates Exceed 90 Per Cent in Individuals 60 Years and Older

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – As anticipated with the return to school and the announcement of Ontario's vaccine certificate program, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reporting an increase in COVID-19 vaccination uptakes, particularly among those aged 29 and younger. In fact, in the last seven days, there has been a 128 per cent increase in first doses compared to the week prior and there has been a 293 per cent increase compared to the same week in August. The...