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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
The Haldimand-Norfolk Board of Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matt Strauss as the Acting Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Strauss is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University and previously an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University. He has practiced as an Intensivist / Internist and Medical Director of Critical Care […]
On July 30, 2021, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall for Nature’s Touch Frozen Food’s frozen mango chunks due to a possible hepatitis A contamination. The CFIA has encouraged the public to check to see if they have the product in their home and to either throw it out or return it […]
Vaccine doses administered so far: > 123,000 Number of people completely vaccinated: 51,700 Proportion of local population with at least one dose: 75.6% Proportion of local population fully vaccinated: 67.0% Status updates: The Health Unit and its partners have now administered over 123,000 doses of vaccine. 64.4% of adults over the age of 18 are […]
As of today, all Ontarians 18+ are eligible to book an accelerated second dose appointment, as long as they received their first shot 28 days prior. To accommodate local demands, the Health Unit is adding more pop-up clinic dates as vaccine shipments are confirmed. To date, the Health Unit has administered over 90,000 doses of […]
With daytime maximum temperatures expected to rise into the low 30s with a humidex values near 40 expected this afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat Warning for the residents and visitors of Haldimand and Norfolk counties. A Heat Warning is issued when two consecutive days are forecasted to have a daytime […]