Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 08:01 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Travel Clinics and Walk-in Clinics, and Infection Control
Date: August 15, 2023
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to routine healthcare services have resulted in some infants born to mothers with acute or chronic hepatitis B infection (positive for HBsAg) not completing the recommended vaccine series against hepatitis B. It is critically important that these infants complete...
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 03:16 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments
Date: August 17, 2023
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: Eastern equine encephalitis virus in horses in Ottawa, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, and Eastern Ontario health units
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) received veterinarian notification of 1 horse in Ottawa, 2 horses in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, and 2 in Eastern Ontario Health Unit with eastern equine...
Posted on Friday, September 22, 2023 08:26 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Healthcare Providers
Date: September 21, 2023
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
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) in the week of September 25th.
OPH is planning to distribute influenza vaccines to community providers the week of October 2nd, 2023 for individuals at high risk...
Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2023 03:53 PM
To: Ottawa Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Travel Clinics and Walk-in Clinics, and Infection Control
Date: Sept 7, 2023
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Dear Colleagues,
The Ministry of Health has informed Ottawa Public Health (OPH) that they are monitoring the COVID-19 epidemiology closely to update recommendations on fall COVID-19 boosters. Health Canada is reviewing a new formulation monovalent COVID-19 vaccine that targets XBB sub-variants with approval...
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 09:19 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments and Walk-in Clinics, IPAC teams
Date: August 21, 2023
From: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
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Dear Colleagues,
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is writing to heighten your awareness of the possibility of illness from West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Ottawa. OPH has received the first positive...