Public Health Alerts for Health Care Professionals

2021-2022 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)

To: Flu vaccine providers; Travel Clinics; Walk-In Clinics; Family Medicine; Infectious Disease; Nurse Practitioners; PediatricsDate: October 1, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health

Dear Colleagues,

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) expects to receive its first auto-shipment of influenza vaccines from the Provincial Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP) in the week of September 27th

Thank you to those who completed the OPH survey, which indicated a majority of...

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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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West Nile virus confirmed in Ottawa area mosquitoes

To: Ottawa Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Departments and Walk-in Clinics, IPAC teamsDate: September 9, 2021From: Dr. Monir Taha, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is writing to heighten your awareness of the possibility of illness from West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Ottawa. OPH has received the first positive results for WNV from Ottawa area mosquito traps for the 2021 season. With more people enjoying the outdoors because of...

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Medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine

To: Emergency Departments, Travel Clinics, Walk-In Clinics, Ottawa Physicians, Nurse PractitionersDate: September 3, 2021From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH), COVID-19 Vaccine, Ottawa Public Health, Dr. Brent Moloughney, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

Physicians and healthcare providers can expect an increase in requests for letters stating a medical exemption to COVID-19 vaccination exists, due to the provincial...

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