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COVID-19 Situation: Living With and Managing COVID-19
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 02:49 PM
Point Edward, ON - Lambton Public Health (LPH) continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation in our community. As a reminder, COVID-19 is not over and the virus is still present and circulating in our community.
The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant circulating strain of COVID-19 in Ontario and spreads very easily. This is resulting in an increase in outbreaks in high-risk settings like long-term care, and is starting to have impacts on the number of hospitalizations for...
Lambton Meadowview Villa Residents Test Positive for COVID-19
Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2022 12:00 PM
Petrolia, ON - The administration team of Lambton Meadowview Villa learned today that two residents have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Several more residents have presented with respiratory symptoms and are awaiting test results.
People living in the long-term care home and their families were notified of the positive cases, and informed that as a result, Lambton Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Home.
The residents in the affected neighbourhood will be tested as...
Provincial Roll-out of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Additional Populations
Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2022 09:10 AM
Point Edward, ON – Starting April 7, 2022, Ontario will expand eligibility for a fourth dose (second booster) of COVID-19 vaccine to additional populations. This announcement follows the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s (NACI’s) review of the benefits of an additional booster to increase protection against severe disease which has been shown to decrease over time.
Eligibility will be expanded to the following groups:
- First Nations Inuit and Metis individuals aged 18+ at an interval of...
Council Highlights - April 6, 2022
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2022 04:32 PM
Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting on Wednesday, April 6, Lambton County Council:
- Received an update from Lambton County Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sudit Ranade, regarding the current COVID-19 situation in Lambton County.
- Received an update from Bluewater Health regarding the Bluewater Health Helipad Project.
- Heard a presentation from Performance Concepts Consulting providing an overview of the Operations Review conducted for Lambton EMS.
- Approved Lambton Emergency Medical Services to...
Fixed Site COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics to Wind Down in April
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2022 03:32 PM
Point Edward, ON – Due to a significant decrease in demand, Lambton Public Health (LPH) will continue to offer COVID-19 vaccinations but will be closing down the mass community clinics in Point Edward, Forest and Wyoming at the end of March. The last scheduled mass vaccination clinics will be held on March 29 at the Point Edward Optimist Hall and March 31 at the Wyoming Fairgrounds. Both of these clinics may still be accessed by appointment or walk-in – all details at GetTheVaccine.ca.
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