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Dr Moore addresses community as active COVID-19 cases rise

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments contact tracing, Covid Alert, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, enforcement, KFL&A Public Health, Medical Officer of Health, Queen's University, SeQure app

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore is asking the public to be aware as the number of COVID-19

Dr. Moore to employers: Confirm COVID-19 cases with Public Health

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Medical Officer of Health, no risk to public safety, personal health information, privacy, public safety, risk assessment, risk to public safety, Tim Hortons

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health has a message for employers in the region after Tim Hortons issued a confirmation in

Queen’s Prof calls for action after dozens of weekend parties downtown

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ann Tierney, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Jeff Masuda, KFL&A Public Health, Medical Officer of Health, open letter, partying, Queen's University, safety, University District Safety Initiative, University Provost Mark Green

A Queen’s University professor has published an open letter calling for more action to prevent student parties during the COVID-19

Low COVID-19 prevalence key for back-to-school safety, docs say

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, covid-19 symptoms, Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Kirk Leifso, Dr. Michael Dernyck, KFLA Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Limestone District School Board, masks, Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Education, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), public school, Public School Boards, Toronto District School Board, universal masking policy, YouTube videos

Three local doctors are offering COVID-19 safety advice to families as school reopening approaches. In a 25-minute YouTube video from

A message from Dr. Kieran Moore regarding Victoria Day long weekend

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, holiday weekend, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long weekend, Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, physical distancing, social distancing, Victoria Day

The following is a message from Dr. Keiran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A)

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Board of Health issues statement on Ontario government’s plans to restructure public health

April 26, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Board of Health, Denis Doyle, Ford Government, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health, Medical Officer of Health, Ontario government, Public Health, restructuring of public health

The Kington, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington (KFL&A) Board of Health has issued the following statement outlining its concerns about