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Yesterday, Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022, Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health detected the first lab-confirmed case of monkeypox in our region. Today, Thursday, Jul. 14, 2022, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for KFL&A Public Health made his first general press appearance since May 13, 2022,
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At its meeting on Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2022, Kingston City Council voted to suspend its vaccine mandate for City staff, meaning that as of Aug. 1, vaccination against COVID-19 will no longer be mandatory for employees of the City of Kingston. Under the current policy, all staff are required to
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Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed in response to a recently published article regarding the COVID-19 media briefing delivered by Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health, on Friday, May 27, 2022. I am writing to offer some rebuttal to the recent Friday, May
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Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, began his regular press update on the state of COVID-19 by saying, “I have some reassuring news to share with the community.” COVID-19 trends in the KFL&A region continue to improve, and local data
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The Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Board of Health held its May meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, where it heard from an expert in infectious diseases about mask effectiveness, and discussed the new monkeypox upsurge. First, the board received a presentation by Dr. Dick Zoutman, former Chief of
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While the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have peaked, with the transmission of the virus on the decline, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, told the press on Thursday, May 12, 2022, that Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) residents should not yet let down their
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Outside is the best place for gatherings of family and friends this spring, in order to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure and maximize your enjoyment of social camaraderie, Dr. Piotr Oglaza reiterated. Dr. Oglaza shared his recommendations on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022, in his bi-weekly COVID-19 press conference as
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Heading into this long weekend, there could be an unwanted guest at holiday gatherings: the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron. The subvariant is now the dominant circulating strain of COVID-19 in Ontario, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health,
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Dr. Piotr Oglaza began today’s biweekly COVID-19 media conference by reminding the community that the virus is still present in our region, and that rising numbers show that the next wave of COVID may have already begun. He remained optimistic, however, that if the public continues to take precautions, like
Read moreAn overall decrease in severe COVID-19 illness in the province is extremely encouraging, but with emergency measures being lifted Monday, it is important to remember that COVID-19 is still present, and that there is still a risk of transmission in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington (KFL&A) region, according to
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The following is a message to Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) residents from KFL&A Public Health regarding the lifting of COVID-19 public health measures across the province and the return to school: The Medical Officer of Health from Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Public Health has released a
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The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has fallen below 10 in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A), which is a great indicator of how our region is faring with the pandemic one year since mass immunization began, according to Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for KFL&A
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