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

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

Dr. Moore on past, present, and future steps

COVID-19 protocols have nearly eradicated flu, other viruses

Time interval for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine extended

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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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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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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 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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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