Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 09:30 AM
To : Physicians and other Ottawa ImmunizersFrom : Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of HealthDate : September 21, 2020
For COVID-19 information see OPH’s Physician and Health Care Professionals Coronavirus website, visit www.ottawapublichealth.ca/ncov), or call 613-580-6744
Dear Colleagues,Ottawa Public Health (OPH) expects to receive its first auto-shipment of Influenza vaccines in early October. The quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (QIV) and the high dose trivalent inactivated...
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2020 08:15 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, CHCs and CRCs, Emergency Departments and Walk-in ClinicsFrom: Brent Moloughney MD, MSc, FRCPC; Associate Medical Officer of HealthSubject: Healthcare provider guidance for COVID-19 following school reopeningDate: September 4, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
As school resumes in Ontario, there is ongoing community spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa and consistent daily case counts among all age groups including children.
At this time, COVID-19 must be considered as a...
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2020 10:15 AM
To: Flu vaccine providers; Travel Clinics; Walk-In Clinics; Family Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Nurse Practitioners; Pediatrics;
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: 2020-2021 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
Date: August 17, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
The Ministry of Health has notified Ottawa Public Health (OPH) of initial plans for the Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) in Ontario. OPH expects to receive similar vaccine...
Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:15 AM
To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments and Walk-in Clinics, IPAC teams
From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject: West Nile virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes
Date: August 11, 2020
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 results for WNV from Ottawa area mosquito traps for the 2020...
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020 10:15 AM
To:
Family Medicine; Nurse Practitioners, Infectious Disease; Pediatrics; Travel Clinics; Walk-In Clinics
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
Subject : School Immunization Catch-up following COVID-19 School Closures
Date: August 10, 2020
In spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the second cycle of immunization clinics in schools through the Ontario publicly funded Grade 7 School Immunization Program. Therefore, the 2019-20 cohort...