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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
New direction from the Province has resulted in a change to the COVID-19 vaccination schedule. Starting immediately, the period between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be extended. Those who have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and are scheduled to receive the second dose will not receive the second dose […]
Haldimand & Norfolk counties are currently in the process of vaccinating residents in Phase 1 priority groups as per the Province’s rollout framework. At this time, vaccine appointments are only being offered to individuals 80 years of age or older and high-risk healthcare workers. Residents outside of these groups are being asked to remain patient […]
Dr. Shanker Nesathurai is concluding his service as Haldimand-Norfolk’s Medical Officer of Health as of May 21, 2021. Dr. Nesathurai has served the region for nearly three years, a significant portion of which was spent managing the COVID-19 pandemic – work which included preventing and managing outbreaks at area nursing homes and migrant farm worker […]
As Haldimand and Norfolk enter the Orange-Restrict category of the province’s COVID-19 response framework, Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Haldimand-Norfolk’s Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement: “As the Haldimand-Norfolk area moves into the Orange – Restrict category of the province’s COVID-19 re-opening framework, I want to take the opportunity to remind community members to remain […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, Norfolk General Hospital and paramedic services in both counties are collaborating to deliver second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care and retirement homes this week. This effort is in collaboration with community physicians who provide care at these facilities. More than 1,100 long-term care and retirement home […]