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  • Community Vaccine Update September 7, 2021

    Vaccine doses administered so far: > 132,000 Number of people completely vaccinated: Nearly 60,000 second doses administered. Proportion of local population 18+ with at least one dose: 80.3% Proportion of local population 18+ fully vaccinated: 74.4%   Status updates: The Health Unit and its partners have now administered over 132,000 doses of vaccine. 74.4% of […]

  • Haldimand-Norfolk Board of Health appoints Dr. Matt Strauss as new Acting Medical Officer of Health

    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 […]

  • Statement from Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit about vaccine administration concern

    During one of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s vaccination clinics in August, it was determined that there was a discrepancy in the inventory count of Pfizer. What this means is some members of the community may have received harmless saline diluent (the ingredient used to mix the vaccine concentrate with) instead of the prepared Pfizer vaccine. […]

  • Community Vaccine Update: August 30, 2021

    Vaccine doses administered so far: > 130,000 Number of people completely vaccinated: 58,300 Proportion of local population 18+ with at least one dose: 77.8% Proportion of local population 18+ fully vaccinated: 71.9%   Status updates: The Health Unit and its partners have now administered over 130,000 doses of vaccine. 71.9% of adults over the age […]

  • HNHU reminds residents to vaccinate pets against rabies

    The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is reminding area residents to vaccinate their pets and avoid contact with wild animals this summer, to prevent the spread of the rabies virus.   Rabies is spread through the saliva of an infected animal by a bite or scratch and is fatal if left untreated. Any mammal can be infected […]