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News Release: Health Unit Urges Province to Provide Greater Vaccine Allocation; Encourages Residents to Continue Strict Public Health Measures

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – Amidst reports that Premier Ford may announce a provincial lockdown later today, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) urges the public to continue to follow public health measures, in the wake of the Easter weekend and the April break. Though we are making progress with the vaccine rollout, to date only 14.8 per cent of individuals aged 18 or older in our district have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the interim,...

Message d'intérêt public : Le Bureau de santé tiendra des cliniques de vaccination pendant le congé de Pâques

NORTH BAY, ON – Alors que nous approchons le congé de Pâques, le Bureau de santé publique du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) tiendra des cliniques le samedi 3 avril, dimanche 4 avril et lundi 5 avril à Memorial Gardens à North Bay. Les cliniques sont disponibles pour les personnes nées en 1946 ou avant, ainsi que les travailleurs de la santé communautaire qui ont reçu leur code par courriel du ministère de la Santé. Les adultes de 70 à 74 ans peuvent aussi prendre rendez-vous...

PSA: Health Unit Offers Vaccination Clinics Over the Easter Holiday Weekend

NORTH BAY, ON – As we approach the Easter Holiday, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will be hosting clinics at Memorial Gardens in North Bay on Saturday, Apr. 3, Sunday, Apr. 4, and Monday, Apr. 5. Clinics are open to adults born in 1946 or before, as well as community health care workers who have received their email code from the Ministry of Health. Adults 70 to 74 years of age are also able to book appointments by phone only by calling the Health Unit’s call centre...

Communiqué : Pendant la semaine de relâche, apportez votre contribution : arrêtez l’augmentation

Nord de l’Ontario – Alors que la fête de Pâque et la semaine de relâche approchent, les médecins-hygiénistes du Nord demandent à tous les résidents de la région de prévenir une autre augmentation du nombre de cas de COVID-19.

Dans bien des parties du Nord de l’Ontario, les taux d’infection au virus de la COVID-19 ont été parmi les plus élevés qui ont été enregistrés depuis le début de la pandémie. L’activité relative à la COVID-19 augmente encore à l’échelle provinciale, et la propagation rapide des...

News Release: This Spring Break, Do Your Part: Stop the Surge

NORTHERN ONTARIO, ON - As we approach the Easter holiday and spring break, the northern Medical Officers of Health are asking all community members in northern Ontario to work together to prevent another surge in COVID-19.

In many parts of northern Ontario, COVID-19 infection rates have been at some of the highest levels since the pandemic began. COVID-19 activity is rising again across the province, and the rapid spread of variants of concern (VOCs) is causing aggressive outbreaks, and in some cases,...