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News Release: Get the First COVID-19 Vaccine Available to You for Your First and Second Dose

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON - As COVID-19 cases drop in Ontario, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s (Health Unit) region is seeing an ongoing increase in individuals testing positive for COVID-19, many through community spread. The Health Unit is seeing cases among people in many different age and income groups.

“The best defence we have against the continued spread of COVID-19 is to follow public health measures and get fully vaccinated with the first vaccine available to you. If...

Public Service Announcement : Update on North Bay Jail Outbreak

NORTH BAY, ON – A total of 33 members of the North Bay Jail community have tested positive for COVID-19 as of June 22 confirms the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. At this time, 32 individuals in custody and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19. On June 16, the Health Unit had upgraded the outbreak to facility wide, due to further spread of COVID-19 within the North Bay Jail.

The Health Unit will continue to monitor the North Bay Jail outbreak and will report any new COVID-19...

Communiqué : Le Bureau de santé encourage les personnes admissibles à leur deuxième dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19 de recevoir le vaccin qui est offert

NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (Ontario) – Les personnes admissibles à leur deuxième dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19 sont encouragées à recevoir le vaccin qui est actuellement offert. L’approvisionnement en vaccins change continuellement et le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) ne peut garantir que les gens recevront une deuxième dose du même vaccin à ARNm qu’ils ont reçu pour leur première dose.

Les personnes des groupes suivants peuvent maintenant recevoir leur deuxième...

News Release : Health Unit Encourages People Eligible for Their Second Dose to get the First Vaccine Available to Them

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON - Individuals who are eligible to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to get the first vaccine available to them. COVID-19 vaccine supply changes and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is not able to guarantee that individuals will receive the same brand of mRNA vaccine for their second dose as their first.

Those currently eligible to receive their second dose include the following groups:

• Individuals 70 years of...

Communiqué : Le Bureau de santé fait une mise à jour sur l’éclosion de COVID-19 à la prison de North Bay

NORTH BAY (Ontario) – En date du 16 juin, 13 personnes à la prison de North Bay ont obtenu un résultat positif au test de la COVID-19. Comme la COVID-19 s’est davantage propagée, le Bureau de santé a déclaré une éclosion à l’échelle de la prison de North Bay. Aucune infection par la COVID-19 ne s’est traduite par une maladie grave nécessitant une hospitalisation.

Conformément aux protocoles de gestion de l’éclosion à la prison de North Bay, le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau...