To get the current information for Ottawa, refer to Ottawa Public Health website on the Vaccine. The Province of Ontario’s Plan for the Vaccine Read the Plan PHASE 1 Limited doses of the vaccine available for health care workers in hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement homes, other congregate care settings and remote Indigenous communities…
The Province of Ontario declared a second provincial emergency Tuesday, January 12th and announced new restrictions in an effort to bring the virus under control. Here are the new restrictions in place effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday and are anticipated to be in place until at least Thursday, February 11, 2021. Ontario will be placed under a…
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January 7, 2021 marked a public health breakthrough at one of our Long-Term Care homes when the first resident received vaccination against COVID-19 (see list below). At present, the City only has access to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which is now being administered at long-term care and retirement homes. There is a supply shortage, the City…
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches issued a 25-person limit on City of Ottawa outdoor refrigerated rinks, community skating rinks and sledding hills. Starting January 9 an online booking system will be in place to reserve your spot for a free 45-minute skating time at one…
January 4, 2021 – Memo from Anthony Di Monte, GM of Emergency and Protective Services and Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health The purpose of this memo is to provide Members of Council with an update on the current planning assumptions respecting the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines in our community, as directed…
COVID-19 Vaccine On December 9, 2020 Health Canada authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, made by Pfiezer-BioNTech. Several other vaccines are currently at various stages of regulatory approval by Health Canada. As part of Phase One of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the Ottawa Hospital (TOH) will be participating in the COVID-19 vaccine readiness program…
MEMO FROM: Anthony Di Monte, General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services DATE: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Earlier today, the Premier of Ontario announced that The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) will receive and administer a very limited amount of the Pfizer vaccine next week. This marks the beginning of a truly epic vaccination effort in our community.…
Update from Dr. Brent Moloughney of Ottawa Public Health As of December 4th, Ottawa maintains our “Orange-Restrict” status under the Provincial Framework. With your help, Ottawa residents have heard Ottawa Public Health’s (OPH) messaging and have evidently made efforts to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in our community. The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 remains…
Message from Dr. Vera Etches We all have reasons to limit the spread of COVID-19 We really need your help. Participate in Phase 4 of OPH’s public engagement strategy on Engage Ottawa. VIDEO: Process if a student is sick or tests positive for COVID-19. The City established a COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. Learn more about the five levels…