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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
Statistics for residents Vaccine doses administered to date: 283,318 Pediatric doses to date: 4,627 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Infant doses to date: 98 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Proportion of local population 6 months + with at least 1 dose: 75.6% Proportion of local population 6 months + with 2 doses: 73.4% […]
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) released Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health on January 17, 2023. The focus of the new alcohol and health guidance is to provide accurate and current information about the risks and harms associated with the use of alcohol and to support Canadians to make informed decisions […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has received a significant number of positive lab results related to influenza (flu) up to this point in the 2022/23 flu season. Between October 11 and November 29, the HNHU received notification of 141 lab-confirmed flu cases in Haldimand or Norfolk residents. By comparison, during the same period of the […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) would like to remind parents about the importance of reporting their child’s immunization to public health. By law in Ontario, public health needs: An up-to-date vaccination record, or A valid exemption form This is required for each child attending a licensed childcare centre, licensed home childcare agency (Child Care and […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) is reporting its first case of influenza for the season. The confirmed case was received October 11, 2022. The HNHU would like to remind residents that the flu shot is the best protection against getting the influenza virus, commonly known as the flu. Anyone can get the flu, but it […]