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Updates on Provincial COVID-19 Testing Eligibility and Availability of Rapid Antigen tests

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: October 4, 2024
From: Dr. Laura Bourns, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Updates on Provincial COVID-19 Testing Eligibility and Availability of Rapid Antigen tests

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the attach memo from the Ontario Ministry of Health for an update on COVID-19 testing, including eligibility for publicly funded testing and eligibility for ordering rapid antigen tests through the Provincial Antigen Testing Program.

The attached memo...

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Information for the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: October 2, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Information for the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program

Dear Colleagues,

In preparation for RSV season, we are sharing additional information to support community providers in the implementation of the infant and high-risk children RSV prevention program. The information below is supplemental to the previous public health alert shared on September 18,...

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Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 27, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Deputy Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025

Dear Colleagues,

The Province has announced Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program – 2024/2025.

Attached is a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, outlining the provincial program.

The Province has also provided a number of resources for healthcare providers on their COVID-19 Vaccine...

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Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Date: September 24, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Key dates for 2024/2025 Universal Influenza Immunization Program roll-out in Ottawa

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) by the week of September 30. As such we will work diligently to distribute as soon as...

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - A message from Dr. Trevor Arnason

On September 30, Canada will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is an important day to honour the history and contributions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. It is also a sombre day of remembrance and reflection on the intergenerational harms of the residential school system and anti-Indigenous racism, as well as an opportunity to commemorate the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit survivors, their families, and their communities.

This year, in the spirit of learning, I will be...

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