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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
SIMCOE, ON, FEB. 26, 2009 – Hundreds of secondary school students in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties could be suspended from school in April if they don’t get booster-shot vaccinations required by Ontario law, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is warning. The Immunization of School Pupils Act requires students to be immunized against certain diseases to attend […]
SIMCOE, ON, JAN. 28, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is offering mumps clinics at Fanshawe College in Simcoe on Feb. 9 and 25 from 10 a.m. to noon as part of a provincial government response to mumps outbreaks in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta and British Columbia. “College and university students are particularly […]
SIMCOE, ON, JAN. 23, 2009 -The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has reported its first influenza cases of the season. “We recently received notification of one laboratory-confirmed case of influenza A obtained from a resident of Haldimand County, and two laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza B, one from Haldimand County and one from Norfolk County,” reported the Health […]
SIMCOE, ON, NOV. 6, 2008 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is warning hunters and hikers alike to be aware that deer ticks are still active in the area and precautions should be taken to avoid contracting Lyme disease. “Deer ticks can carry and transmit this bacterial infection and we are still getting reports of deer […]
SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 25, 2008 – Mosquitoes in a trap in Waterford have tested positive for West Nile virus, confirming the virus is in the area. The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit first noted the presence of the disease in late August after a dead crow picked up in Simcoe tested positive. West Nile virus is spread […]