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Ottawa Public Health Access Options for Routine Infant, Child and Youth Patient’s Vaccinations

The Ottawa Public Health (OPH) community clinics  are located in 4 sites across the city and have resumed services to improve access to publicly-funded vaccines for children 0-17 years old, to provide continued access to COVID-19 immunization, and to offer influenza vaccination to high-risk groups when vaccine becomes available in the late fall.

Clinic Locations:

Location

Hours of operation

University of Ottawa - Minto Sports Complex801 King Edward Avenue

Tuesday to Friday: 12:45 pm - 7 pm Saturday:...

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Truth and Reconciliation in Medicine: Resources Available

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, 2021 marks not only Orange Shirt Day, but Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is an opportunity to bring awareness to the painful legacy and impacts of the residential school system, which is especially important in light of the discoveries of unmarked grave sites at former residential school locations this year. The day also honours residential school survivors, their families and communities, and is a time...

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Updates From the Ottawa Health Team – Équipe Santé Ottawa (OHT–ESO) : Primary Care Partner Table

The Ottawa Health Team – Équipe Santé Ottawa (OHT–ESO) is made up of family doctors and nurse practitioners, and other health care partners from neighbourhoods across the city motivated to make changes to improve our healthcare system and create solutions that improve care delivery to patients. In Year 1, the focus is on serving frail older adults (55+) and adults with mental health and addiction issues.

The Primary Care Partner Table provides leadership in the primary care sector to support...

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Routine and catch-up immunizations available

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse PractitionersDate: September 22, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Immunizations, Dr. Robin Taylor, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Physician Engagement

Dear Colleagues,

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is expanding immunization services offered at its four community vaccination clinics to include routine and catch-up immunizations for eligible children and youth.

In addition to providing COVID-19 vaccines for people born in 2009 or...

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Clarification on COVID-19 symptoms and recommendations for testing

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, CHCs and CRCs, Emergency Departments and Walk-in ClinicsDate: September 20, 2021From: Dr. Michelle Foote, Associate Medical Officer of Health (Acting)

Dear Colleagues,

In recent months, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become the dominant strain in Ottawa. The Delta variant is significantly more transmissible than the original variant of COVID-19. As schools resume, local case counts continue to increase, and children born after 2009 remain unvaccinated...

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