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Public Service Announcement: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics to be Held Nov. 23 to 28, By Appointment or Walk-in

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will be holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week throughout the Health Unit district, including two clinics for children five to 11 years of age.

Individuals are encouraged to bring a health card or another form of identification, if possible, as well as any required documentation for those with underlying health conditions eligible for a third dose. Eligible individuals who received their last dose before...

Communiqué : Éclosion de COVID-19 à l’école élémentaire catholique St. Theresa

NORTH BAY (Ontario) - Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) a déclaré une éclosion de COVID-19 à l’école élémentaire catholique St. Theresa à Callander. Une éclosion de COVID-19 est déclarée dans une école lorsqu’il y a un lien épidémiologique entre au moins deux cas de COVID-19 confirmés.

Le Bureau de santé a pris connaissance du premier cas positif de COVID-19 le 16 novembre 2021. À ce moment-là, tous les parents/tuteurs ont été informés du cas et les élèves ont...

News Release: COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School (St. Theresa) in Callander. A COVID-19 outbreak is declared in a school setting when two or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 have an epidemiological link.

The Health Unit was made aware of the first individual who tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 16, 2021. At that time, all parents and guardians were made aware, and the class was dismissed. Yesterday,...

Communiqué : Les vaccins contre la COVID-19 aident à prévenir les complications graves liées à la maladie

NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (ONTARIO) – Les vaccins contre la COVID-19 fonctionnent. Les données de Santé publique Ontario (2021a) révèlent que « l’efficacité vaccinale à prévenir les complications graves ainsi que les hospitalisations et les décès liés à la COVID-19 est d’environ 70 à 90 % de trois à quatre semaines après l’administration de la première dose ». Depuis le 1er juin 2021, moins de 4 % des personnes pleinement vaccinées de la région qui ont contracté la COVID-19 ont été hospitalisées...

News Release: COVID-19 Vaccines Help Prevent Severe Illness

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON - COVID-19 vaccines are working. Public Health Ontario (2021a) data shows COVID-19 “vaccine effectiveness for preventing severe disease, and COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths ranges from 70 to 90 per cent three to four weeks after the first dose.” Locally, since June 1, 2021, less than 4 per cent of fully immunized individuals who contracted COVID-19 were hospitalized and less than 1 per cent were in ICU. Since the start of November 2021, the North Bay Parry...