KHSC healthcare workers less than 75 per cent compliant with COVID-19 immunization policy

August 17, 2021August 18, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kieran Moore, Elizabeth Bardon, fourth wave, healthcare workers, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), mandatory vaccinations, nurses, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, vaccination policy

In late July, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), the governing body overseeing two of the largest hospitals in Kingston, announced plans for instituting a “COVID-19 immunization policy.” Those plans allowed healthcare workers at KHSC hospitals and sites to opt for one of three options by no later than Friday, Jul.

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Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hugh Guan, provides COVID-19 update for KFL&A

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Acting Medical Officer of Health, astra, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 vaccine, Delta variant, Dr. Hugh Guan, Dr. Kieran Moore, easing restrictions, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Moderna Vaccine, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, Pfizer vaccine, Prince Edward County, reopening, second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, socializing, travel, vaccinations

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington: Meet Dr. Hugh Guan, the region’s current acting Medical Officer of Health after Dr. Kieran Moore moved into the position of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer. Previously, Guan served as the Director of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Environmental Health Division at KFL&A Public Health. He

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COVID-19 vaccines for children 12 to 17: decried by Sloan, advised by Public Health

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment antivax, children, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 update, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, lyme disease, Medical Officer of Health, MP Derek Sloan, mRNA, naloxone, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, press conference, Public Health, ticks, vaccine

While both federal and provincial health authorities pursue a rigorous vaccine offensive against the spread of COVID-19, there are still those who question the efficacy and safety of the vaccination program. “Please sign my e-petition to suspend these injections for children under the age of 18 until adequate, peer-reviewed, published

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Dr. Moore on past, present, and future steps

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, lyme disease, Medical Officer of Health, naloxone, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, opioid crisis, opioid deaths, opioids, pandemic, press conference, Public Health, ticks, update

More than 67 per cent of adults over 18 years of age in the region have now had their first vaccination dose against COVID-19, according to Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health during a media conference on Thursday, Jun.

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COVID-19 protocols have nearly eradicated flu, other viruses

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments asthma, bronchitis, Canada, COVID-19, COVID-19 pr, Croup, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, flu deaths, hand hygiene, hand sanitizer, hand washing, health care, health care system, healthcare workers, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, Maks, masking, Medical Officer of Health, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Ontario, Ontario Public Health, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, pneumonia, social distance, social distancing, winter health

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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Time interval for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine extended

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19 vaccine, Government of Ontario, KFL&A Public Health, Ministry of Health, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, rebooking appointments, second dose, second shot, vaccine

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, has extended the time interval of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines up to 16 weeks. In a media release, dated Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021, KFL&A Public Health said this extension was made in order to increase the number of individuals

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