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Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Supports and Resources

While 44.7% of the Ontario population and 6,607,727 or 54.7% of adults 18 years of age and older, received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of May 15th, a proportion of adults say they will not get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine[i]. Research shows that some individuals who are typically accepting of vaccines have unique concerns about COVID-19 vaccines, leading them to refuse or delay their vaccination.

Vaccine hesitancy is complex; it refers to delays in accepting or refusing...

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Free Webinar: Screen time and Child/Youth Mental Wellness during the Pandemic, Information for Families

Provider 

Hosted by First Words, in partnership with CHEO and eMentalHealth.ca.

• Wednesday June 16th from 12-1 p.m.
• Online event. Register here. English only

Target audience includes families, legal guardians and community workers.

You may have patients with families or may yourself be looking for healthy strategies to address issues of child and youth resiliency, parenting, and mental wellness in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Michael Cheng is a...

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mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Availability for Primary Care

To: Ottawa Family Physicians, Paediatricians, Nurse Practitioners, Travel and Walk-in ClinicsDate: May 20, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine, Ottawa Public Health, Dr. Robin Taylor, AMOH, Physician Engagement, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

The Ministry of Health announced last week that they would be expanding the supply of Moderna vaccine to include allocations specifically for primary care providers in Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health...

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Pausing AstraZeneca (COVID-19) vaccination

To: Ottawa Physicians, NPs, Midwives, Travel and Walk-in Clinics Médecins, IP, sages-femmes, cliniques de santé des voyageurs et cliniques de consultation sans rendez-vous d’Ottawa

Date: May 18, 2021/ Le 18 mai 2021

From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine and Dr. Robin Taylor, AMOH, Physician Engagement/ MASP, Engagement des médecins

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached two communications from Dr David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health for...

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Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT)

To: Ottawa Physicians, NPs, Midwives, Travel and Walk-in Clinics, and Emergency Departments

Date: May 13, 2021

From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine, Ottawa Public Health and Dr. Robin Taylor, AMOH, Physician Engagement, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

We recognize that concern over Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) has resulted in questions and more people seeking assessment for adverse events following immunization. The...

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