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Today, January 12, 2022, marks one year since the first COVID-19 vaccination was administered in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region. “With the tremendous support of multiple stakeholders and partners working together to administer vaccines, KFL&A Public Health is thrilled and grateful to share that over 90 per
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The first Kingston area death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a sobering reminder of how our collective behaviour impacts vulnerable members of the community — This was one of the main messages of the COVID-19 update today, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, from Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public
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After weeks of reaching unpleasant milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region has just passed a significant milestone that is actually cause for celebration. As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, more than 50,000 residents in KFL&A have received their third dose of COVID-19 vaccine,
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Today, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health at Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health confirmed a significant increase in COVID-19 positive cases in the KFL&A region. According to a release from KFL&A Public Health, the COVID-19 cases are rising quickly as they are
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Residents in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region began the week with the unwelcome news that over 100 cases of COVID-19 had been detected over the weekend. This blossom of cases, paired with the region’s first experience of over 300 active COVID-19 cases at the same time, came
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health opened up online COVID-19 vaccination appointment bookings for those aged five to 11 today, leading to high volumes of visitors to the booking page and prompting two very different responses from local residents. Public Health announced on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, that
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On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health’s online vaccine clinic booking tool will open appointments for children 5 to 11 years of age (born 2016 or earlier) at 8 a.m. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region and with the holiday season
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has released its plan to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children 5 to 11 years of age living in the region. The plan will come into effect once the Province of Ontario provides vaccines to our region, according to a release from KFL&A
Read more Today marks a significant milestone in the vaccine rollout in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region. KFL&A Public Health said they are “pleased and grateful” to share that 90 per cent of the eligible KFL&A population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 86.6 per
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A surge of COVID-19 cases in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region over the last week is concerning, showing that we are deep into the fourth wave of the pandemic. This was expected, said Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health, in his COVID-19 update to
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Over six weeks after 136 Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) employees were placed on unpaid leave after refusing to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, just under 30 per cent of those employees remain on unpaid leave. Over 50 of the employees initially placed on leave on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
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Just two days ago, COVID-19 cases in local schools accounted for 35 per cent of the caseload in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region; now, those cases have dropped to 23 per cent of the 91 current active cases in the area. This is despite the number of
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