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Discontinuation of Provincial COVID-19 Test Results Viewer

To: Ottawa Physicians
Date: September 2, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Discontinuation of Provincial COVID-19 Test Results Viewer

Dear Colleagues,

Please see below a memo from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding the discontinuation of the provincial COVID-19 Test Results Viewer.

English:

• Discontinuation of the COVID-19 Test Results Viewer – Effective August 29, 2025 (PDF)

French: 

• Abandon du Visualiseur des résultats du dépistage de la COVID-19 –...

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Market Withdrawal of COVID-19 KP.2 vaccines

To: Ottawa Physicians
Date: August 29, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Market Withdrawal of COVID-19 KP.2 vaccines

Dear Colleagues,

Please see linked below a memo from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding the market withdrawal of all Pfizer COVID-19 KP.2 vaccines.  All Moderna COVID-19 KP.2 products have previously reached expiry and are no longer in use.

As required by Health Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health requires that all Pfizer COVID-19 KP...

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First Ottawa human case of West Nile Virus in 2025

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: Aug 27, 2025
From: Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health

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, as the first human case of WNV has been reported in an Ottawa resident for the 2025 season.

The main vectors of WNV, Culex pipiens mosquitoes, reproduce and feed around human habitation making people at risk around their...

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Updated PHO AEFI Reporting Form

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners 
Date: August 20, 2025
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Updated PHO AEFI Reporting Form

Dear Colleagues,

In Ontario, Public Health Ontario (PHO) leads the provincial surveillance of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs). Health professionals are required to report AEFIs to their local public health unit. 

Public Health Ontario (PHO) has recently updated the AEFI reporting form on their website. Please replace any previous...

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Rabies Vaccine and Immunoglobulin Supply

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners 
Date: August 18, 2025
From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Rabies Vaccine and Immunoglobulin Supply

Dear Colleagues,

Ontario is experiencing a shortage of rabies vaccines and rabies immunoglobulins (RabIg). Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is working closely with the Ministry of Health to prioritize supply for high-risk exposures and ensure that health care professionals have access to rabies vaccines and RabIg.

Appropriate...

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