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Information for the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program
Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2024 09:19 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: October 2, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Information for the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program
Dear Colleagues,
In preparation for RSV season, we are sharing additional information to support community providers in the implementation of the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program. The information below is supplemental to the previous public health alert shared on September 18,...
Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025
Posted on Friday, September 27, 2024 01:41 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 27, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025
Dear Colleagues,
The Province has announced Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025.
Attached is a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, outlining the provincial program.
The Province has also provided a number of resources for healthcare providers on their COVID-19 Vaccine...
Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 11:29 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 24, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa
Dear Colleagues,
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) expects to receive its first shipment of influenza vaccines from the Ontario Ministry of Health’s Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) by the week of September 30. As such we will work diligently to distribute as soon as...
Pertussis: Ongoing increase in cases and reminders
Posted on Monday, September 23, 2024 01:35 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 23, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Pertussis: Ongoing increase in cases and reminders
Since the spring, there has been an increase in the number of pertussis cases reported in Quebec, Ontario, and other jurisdictions. In 2024 (as of September 16), 126 cases of confirmed or probable pertussis in Ottawa residents have been reported to Ottawa Public Health (OPH), compared to six cases in 2023. The...
Legionellosis in Ottawa
Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 03:34 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Walk-in Clinics, Emergency
Date: September 18, 2024
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: Legionellosis in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has received reports of cases in Ottawa of Legionnaires’ disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 with onsets of illness in August and September 2024 at an incidence rate above expected. OPH is investigating if there is a common source of the infections. When...
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