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The first case of Influenza A has been confirmed in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region. KFL&A Public Health has received laboratory confirmation of the first case and issued a reminder to the community to get immunized now to prevent Influenza A from spreading throughout the region, especially
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Dr. Hugh Guan, Acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, provided his final regular COVID-19 update to the local media on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. “This will be my last COVID-19 update in the acting MOH role, I believe. Next week, Dr.
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Covid protocols such as masking, social distancing, and increased hygiene have practically eliminated the other nasty viruses that normal bog down the Canadian healthcare system. This was according to Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, and soon to be Chief
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Members of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Board received a COVID-19 community update from Queen’s University medical student Jonathan Cook at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Cook explained the provincial trends observed for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that cases
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UPDATE: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 The Kingstonist has learned that McKesson Canada, a major distributor of the flu vaccine to Kingston pharmacies, has fully depleted their inventory for the season. “Over the past few days, we have received many requests for additional supply,” wrote Tim Smith, a Senior Vice-President at
Read more Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said he is waiting to find out whether Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) will receive critical additional doses of influenza vaccine this fall. “We have not heard whether the government has purchased any additional influenza vaccine for this coming respiratory
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health released new information on preventing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. As health officials across the country and around the globe continue work to control the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox
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Although there are two cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada – one confirmed and one presumptive – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health is advising local residents that the risk of the virus in our community is still low. The new (or ‘novel’) virus was identified
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