Nov 26, 2024 |
- RSV Beyfortus® 50mg and 100mg currently available
- Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Update
- Testing / laboratory information
- Clinical key messages
- General population key messages
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Nov 5, 2024 |
- Updated: COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
- Pertussis – Cases in TBDHU
- Reporting Suspect/Confirmed Cases
- Immunization - Infants, children and adolescents
- Immunization - Adults
- Immunization Guidance
- Management
- TBDHU Resources
- 65+ Flu Vaccine Supply Limits and Recommendations
- Updated Guidance - Infant and High-risk Children - Beyfortus
- Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool Update
Training and Educational Opportunities
- RECORDED WEBINAR - Respiratory Season: Surveillance and Testing
- COURSE: HIV Treatment for Providers (English and Français)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
- Referring Patients to Pharmacies for COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines
- Submitting Vaccine Orders on Mondays and Tuesdays
- Encouraging patients to submit/access their own vaccine records through ICON
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR – Vaccines in older individuals: barriers to uptake and possible solutions
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Oct 7, 2024 |
- Fall Respiratory Illness Season
- 2024-25 Influenza and Respiratory Infection Surveillance Resources
- COVID-19 Testing Eligibility Updates for the Fall 2024-25 Respiratory Virus Season
- New Measles Resources: Post-exposure Prophylaxis for Contacts and IPAC Checklist
- Legionellosis Prevention and Outbreaks
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR – Mpox in Canada: Lessons learned and future response strategies
- WEBINAR – Introducing BEYFORTUS® in Primary Care
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Oct 1, 2024 |
- National Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding Week Special Edition
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September 27, 2024 |
- Influenza Vaccines
- Prioritization
- Guidance Documents and Other Resources
- Ordering Vaccine and Storage and Handling
- COVID-19 Vaccines
- Prioritization
- Guidance Documents and Other Resources
- Ordering Vaccine, Metric Forms and Storage and Handling
- RSV Vaccines
- Eligibility; high-risk older adults and infants/high risk children/pregnant people
- Guidance Documents and Other Resources
- Ordering Vaccine and Storage and Handling
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September 25, 2024 |
- Rowan's Law Day 2024
- Mpox Guidance Updates Pertussis Updates
- Updated Forms: Routine Vaccine Orders and Reporting Order Form
- Respiratory Season 2024-25 Vaccine Update Coming Soon
- Path 525 August Drug Checking Summary
Training and Educational Opportunities
- Webinar: Respiratory Season 2024-25, Part 1: Surveillance and Testing
- Webinar: Respiratory Season 2024-25, Part 2: Immunization
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September 12, 2024 |
- Rabies Case in Ontario - Brant County
- RSV Protection for Infants, High Risk Children, Pregnant People and other Resources
- Market withdrawal of all Covid-19 XBB vaccine products
- School Immunizations
- Imvamune vaccine available for order
Training and Educational Opportunities
- Virtual Training: How to Support Individuals with Eating Disorders
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August 26, 2024 |
- Mpox Update
- Extended eligibility for two school-based, grade 7 vaccines – August 31 deadline
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Program Expansion – Additional Updates
- Animal bite reporting – reminder to submit form
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Measles Update for Clinicians and Public Health
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August 12, 2024 |
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccines: NACI Updates
- Update: Measles PCR Testing
- Start Early: Fluoride Varnish Program; FREE for children up to 4
- Brief Contact Intervention for Smoking and Vaping Cessation
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Let’s Talk About Syphilis – A Case-Based Clinical Overview
- COURSE: HIV and Hepatitis C Testing
|
July 29, 2024 |
- Reminder: Cervical Screening
- Ontario Sees an Increase in Mpox cases in 2024
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Program Expansion
- Special Issue: Vaccine Program Updates
- Eye See Eye Learn Visual Health Program
- The Take Control Clinic (TCC) - FREE Tobacco Quit Programs and Support
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: Hepatitis & health for refugees, immigrants, migrants and newcomers to Canada
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July 25, 2024
(Vaccine Program Updates) |
- New Forms: Vaccine Orders and Reporting
- NEW Pneumococcal Products NOW AVAILABLE
- ISPA Highlights - 2023-24 School Year
- Summer 2024 Vaccine Activities - Updating Records
- HPV Vaccine Guidance – NACI and CIG Updates
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July 15, 2024 |
- Pertussis Cases Identified
- Summer 2024 Vaccine Activities – Updating Records
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Program Transition to New Products
- PEDIACEL® Vaccine Program Transitioning to PENTACEL®
- Ontario Imvamune® Guidance Updated
- Smoking and Vaping Supports and Resources
- Healthy Smiles Ontario; Program Still Available
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: Promoting the rights and health of transgender people as a public health equity priority
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June 24, 2024 |
- Additional Active TB Cases Identified
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Chapter Updated
- VPD Original Fax Number Now Available
- Blacklegged Tick Estimated Risk Areas
- Are you familiar with our Having a Baby in Thunder Bay Resource Guide?
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Respiratory Syncytial Virus – What you need to know
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June 10, 2024 |
- Canadian Immunization Guide – COVID-19 Vaccines Chapter Update
- Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) for Eligible Low-Income Seniors
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: Let’s Talk About Syphilis: A Case-based Clinical Overview
- WEBINAR: Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What you need to know
|
May 27, 2024 |
- COVID-19 Antiviral Therapy and Paxlovid Funding Updates
- Antiviral Therapy Clinical Recommendations
- Paxlovid Funding
- Mpox Updates
- Vaccination
- Infectious Disease Protocol
- Case and Contact Management
- RSV Disease and Infants – NACI Statement
- PATH525 April Drug Checking Summary & Open House
Training and Educational Opportunities
|
May 13, 2024 |
- Fall 2024 COVID-19 Vaccines: NACI Guidance
- Spring 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Underway – District Clinics
- Pneumococcal vaccines: updated CIG chapter
- Tick Bites
- Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Updated Institutional Outbreak Prevention and Control Guidance Document
- Combating the rise in congenital syphilis: How service providers can support prevention, testing and treatment
- PATH525 March Drug Checking Summary
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: PHO Rounds: Update on Ontario's new tick-borne diseases of public health significance
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Navigating Patient Questions During Pap Tests
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April 29, 2024 |
- *NEW* Immunization Recommendations for Children Previously Immunized with Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (OPV)
Training and Educational Opportunities
- COURSE: HIV Treatment / Le traitement du VIH
|
April 17, 2024 |
- Reminder: Spring 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Underway
- CMOH Memo re: Avian Influenza Surveillance in Hospitalized Patients
Training and Educational Opportunities
- COURSE: Hepatitis C Treatment / Le traitement de l’hépatite C
- WEBINAR: Global Immunization: The emerging threat of diseases like measles and the need to reach every child
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April 2, 2024 |
- Updated Measles Guidance and Public Health Ontario (PHO) Resources
- School Immunization Program: Grade 2-5 Suspensions Starting Soon in Thunder Bay
- Vaccine Guidance and Resource Updates
- District Community School Immunization Programs
- Updated Resource: Infection Prevention and Control Checklist (IPAC) for Clinical Office Practice: Core Elements
Training and Educational Opportunities
- COURSE: Provide safer, more inclusive care for STBBIs
- COURS: Offrir des soins plus sécuritaires et inclusifs en ITSS
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March 28, 2024 |
- Spring 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
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March 21, 2024 |
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March 18, 2024 |
- Alert: Measles Cases Increasing Worldwide; Returning Travellers
- Pediacel Transition to Pentacel
- ISPA-Related Suspension Orders for Thunder Bay-Area Students in Grades 2-5 ISPA Update for Greenstone, Terrace Bay, and Schreiber
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: Advances in new TB vaccines development & preparation for implementation
- WEBINAR: Action Through Connection
- WEBINAR: Honouring Indigenous Knowledges: Seven Sacred Teachings with Elton Beardy
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March 11, 2024 |
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March 4, 2024 |
- Measles Memo from CMOH
- Drug Toxicity Event Memo from CMOH
- Umbrella Closure & Sexual Health Resources for HCPs
- Vaccine Tip: Varicella Administration Post-Infection
- Assessing Primary Care Practitioners' Infant and Early Mental Health (IEMH) Knowledge Needs: A Survey of Canadian Physicians and Nurses
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Addressing Opioid Stigma in Pharmacies – Strategies for Pharmacy Professionals
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Feb 26, 2024 (Vaccine special edition) |
- Rebuilding Vaccine Confidence
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Feb 20, 2024 |
- Be Alert: Measles Cases Increasing Worldwide
- Student Immunization Programming Updates
- Vaccine Tip: Include the Lot Number
- Influenza Genomic Surveillance in Ontario
- New Palliative Carelink Referral Form
- Screen for Life Coach Schedule
- 2SLGBTQ Health in Focus: a podcast from Rainbow Health Ontario
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: Doxy-PEP and doxy-PrEP: Pills to prevent syphilis
- WEBINAR: Trauma and substance use: Supporting youth clients who use substances with compassion
|
Feb 12, 2024
(Sexual Health Week Special Edition) |
- Sexual Health Resources for Health Care Providers
- Reminder: Health Care Provider Letters from TBDHU
- Sexuality and Gender Equity Network (SAGE)
Training and Educational Opportunities
- WEBINAR: How health care providers can talk about sexual health as part of overall health and wellbeing.
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February 5, 2024 |
- Highlighted Resources for Vaccine Providers
- Reminder: Ongoing High School Student Immunization Programs in Thunder Bay and Surrounding Area
- The Straight Up Facts: Alcohol can cause cancer
Training and Educational Opportunities
- CME/CPD Opportunity: Gestational and Congenital Syphilis
- COURSE: HIV and Hepatitis C Testing
|
January 22, 2024 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Extended Eligibility for Age and Grade-Based Routine Vaccines
- Suspension Notices for High School Students Missing Required Vaccines in Thunder Bay and Surrounding Rural Areas
- Publicly Funded RSV Vaccination Program Update
- Updated Enhanced Epidemiological Summaries: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis (Infectious and Early Congenital)
- PATH525 December Drug Checking Summary
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program and Early Childhood
- Addressing Substance Use Community of Practice for ALL Health Professionals
- Community Café: Trans 101 - Understanding Trans Experiences
- WEBINAR: PHO Rounds - Update on Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
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January 5, 2024 |
- Increased iGAS in Ontario
- Encouraging First and Second Doses of Immavune® for Those at Risk of Mpox
- COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Guidance Updates and News
- Publicly Funded RSV Vaccination Program Update
- Ordering and Administering RSV Vaccine
- Vaccine Administration Tip: Remember to Report AEFIs to the Health Unit
- Hand Hygience Resources
- Course: HIV Prevention
|
December 22, 2023 |
- TBDHU Holiday Hours
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates and News
- Expansion in Publicly Funded RSV Vaccine Eligibility
- RSV Vaccine Administration Reminders
- Updated Technical Briefs on PPE and IPAC for Respiratory Virus Transmission for Health Care Workers
|
December 4, 2023 |
- Vaccine Administration Tip: Never Leave Needles in Multidose Vials
- Media Release about School Immunization Programming in Thunder Bay and Surrounding Areas
- COURSE: HIV Prevention
|
November 21, 2023 |
- Provincial Vaccine Eligibility and Guidance Updates
- Vaccine Administration Tip: Request Client Records for the Week
- WEBINAR: Capacity building for healthcare professionals on having conversation about sexual health and HIV
|
November 8, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- TBDHU Resumes Enforcement of Immunization of School Pupils Act
- RSV Vaccine – Publicly Funded Program and Prescribing Information
- Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available to All Ontarians Six Months Old or Older
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program for Pregnant Individuals
- WEBINAR: Syphilis in Canada: Where we are, how we got here and what we can do about it
- COURSE: HIV Treatment
|
October 23, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Pfizer XBB COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available
- 65+ Flu Vaccine Supply Limits and Recommendations
- Vaccine Administration Tip: Timing of ISPA-Mandated Vaccines
- Fall / Winter Respiratory Illness Season Memo from Ontario Health
- Measles Preparedness
- Join TBDHU’s Cannabis Campaign: Promote Awareness and Harm Reduction
- WEBINAR: Engaging Young People Who Use Drugs | Cannabis and Beyond
- WEBINAR: Caring for persons on methadone in primary care: Toward safer, more inclusive care
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October 18, 2023 |
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October 12, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Other Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Fall 2023 COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Campaign Continues
- Eligibility Expanded for School-Based Grade 7 Vaccines
- COURSE: Hepatitis C Treatment – An online course for service providers in Canada
|
September 28, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering Information
- TBDHU Community Vaccine Clinic Reopening
- Update on Billing Codes for Physicians Working in COVID Vaccine Clinics
- Other TBDHU COVID-19 Immunization Plans
- Testing and treatment remain available for people at high risk of severe COVID-19
|
September 28, 2023 |
- First Cases of Laboratory Confirmed Influenza
- Updated General Test Requisition Form from PHO
- Outbreak Management Resource Webpage
- RSV Vaccine
- Diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis in a community setting – Resources for providers
- WEBINAR: Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023 – Daily Lunch and Learns
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September 25, 2023 |
- Initial Flu Vaccine Orders
- Updated 2023/2024 UIIP Guidance for Health Care Providers
- Eligibility by Date
- Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration
- Transporting Flu Vaccine
|
September 11, 2023 |
- WEBINAR: Syphilis: Controlling an Old Disease with Modern Technologies
- WEBINAR: Seasonal Influenza Immunization 2023-2024
- WEBINAR: Charting New Territory in RSV Vaccination: International
- Perspectives on Protecting Older Adults
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August 30, 2023 |
- Become a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider
- International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31
- WEBINAR: How to Handle Your Shots Like a Champ - Lunch & Learn
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August 16, 2023 |
- Polio
- TBDHU Fluoride Varnish Program Relaunch
- Help Kids Go Back to School with Required Immunizations
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Culturally Competent Tuberculosis Care
|
August 3, 2023 |
- Increased Risk of Pertussis Cases in Northwestern Ontario due to Manitoba Outbreak
- Xylazine Detected in Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Drug Strategy Health Care Provider Bulletin
- Returning Vaccines to TBDHU
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Building Vaccine Confidence and Demand in a Digital Age
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July 18, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- TBDHU Offering Pop-Up Clinics for Routine School-aged Vaccines at Locations across Thunder Bay
- SAVE THE DATE: Harm Reduction Conference 2023
- WEBINAR RECORDING: PnP: Harm reduction for 2SGBTQ+ men navigating sex and drugs
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July 4, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (JCOVDEN) Recall
- NEW Health Care Provider Office Poster on Syphilis
- Routine Vaccine for School Aged-Children
- TBDHU Clinics for Routine School-Aged Vaccines
- WEBINAR: PnP: Harm reduction for 2SGBTQ+ men navigating sex and drugs
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June 19, 2023 |
- Risk of Mpox Resurgence in Canada This Summer
- Mpox Vaccines
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- Routine Vaccines for School-Aged Children
|
June 5, 2023 |
- Increased Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease (iGAS) in Ontario
- New Influenza Chapter of the Canadian Immunization Guide
- TBDHU Summer Vaccine Clinic Updates
- Support Rainbow Seniors! 3 Things for Service Providers to Know
- NEW Health Care Provider Office Poster on Immunizations for Adults
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Gender-Based Violence Against Two Spirit/Indigiqueer People
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May 25, 2023 - Special Issue |
- Lyme Disease Update (Thunder Bay): Special Issue - May 2023
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May 23, 2023 |
- Provide Input on Infectious Disease Environmental Scan
- NEW Health Care Provider Office Poster on Immunizations for Babies and Children
- WEBINAR: HIV self-testing project: Workshop for Indigenous service providers
|
May 19, 2023 |
- Overview of New Guidelines
- Populations with Higher Risk
- WEBINAR RECORDING: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective but underused: A call to action.
- WEBINAR: PHO Rounds: The 2023 Ontario HIV Testing Guidelines
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May 9, 2023 |
- 2023-2024 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
- The Immunization Well-Child Toolkit Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP)
- WORKSHOP: Stigma Ends With Me
- WORKSHOP: Understanding Online Exploitation & Risk Factors in Thunder Bay
- WEBINAR: Collaborative School Board-Based Pediatric Medicine in the North: A Strengths-Based Approach
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April 24, 2023 |
- NEWS - Multidrug resistant (MDR) gonorrhea in Ontario - April 2023
- Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) Shigella
- National Immunization Awareness Week 2023
- Spring COVID-19 Booster Campaign – New Rural Community Clinics
- Module: The CARD System
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April 19, 2023 - Special Issue: Syphilis Update |
- Overview
- Epidemiological Review
- Priority Populations
- Congenital Syphilis
- Testing
- Staging
- Treatment
- Reporting Obligations
- WEBINAR RECORDING: PHO Rounds: STI Series – Session 3: Infectious Syphilis
- WEBINAR RECORDING: PHO Rounds: Syphilis in Ontario: A clinical and surveillance update July 2022 References
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April 11, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- Talking About Vaccine Safety with Vulnerable Populations
- I ♥ Someone Who Uses Drugs Campaign
- Adverse Event Following Immunization Reporting
- Reminder: HEPC RNA Reflex and Utilization Update
- WEBINAR: Changes to Serological Testing of Lyme Disease
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April 6, 2023 - SPRING COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign |
- Provincial Guidance Document
- Recommended Groups
- Those Who Did Not Receive a Fall Booster
- City of Thunder Bay Access
- District Community Access
- Campaign Promotional Resources
- Ordering COVID-19 Vaccine
- TBDHU Community Vaccine Clinic Still Providing Some Routine Vaccines
|
March 29, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- News Release: Ontario Updating COVID-19 Measures in Long-Term Care Homes
- Reminder: Vaccine Transport
- World Tuberculosis Day – March 24
- WEBINAR: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective but underused: A call to action
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March 24, 2023 - TB Update |
- TBDHU Tuberculosis Update
- Health Care Provider Key Actions
- Update on tuberculosis update: City of Thunder Bay
- Ordering tests or referring to a health care provider as appropriate
- What is TBDHU doing?
- For Further Information
|
March 15, 2023 |
- Mpox Virus Update
- Changes to Lyme Disease Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Update: No Interruption in Pediatric Moderna Vaccine
- Reminder: Changes to TBDHU Community Vaccine Clinic Hours
- Vaccine Catch-Up Promotion Posters
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February 28, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- Health Care Provider Alert: Measles – February 23, 2023
- Updated: Recommendations for the management of cases and contacts of mpox in Ontario
- Temporary Interruption in the Supply of Infant Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
- TBDHU Saturday Vaccine Clinic for School-Aged Children
- TBDHU Community Vaccine Clinic Updates: Location and Frequency
- WEBINAR: Understanding the Realities of Gender Diverse Peoples to Strengthen our Care Systems
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February 23, 2023 |
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February 13, 2023 |
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program
- TBDHU Thunder Bay Vaccine Clinic Temporarily Moving
- Priority Catch-up Vaccines Available at the CLE
- New resource: Bivalent Omicron-Containing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
- WEBINAR: Kids and Vaccines Town Hall Event
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January 31, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- Statement from the Chief Medical Officer of Health
- Canada’s New Guidance on Alcohol and Health
- Mpox – Vaccination Reminder
- PODCAST: CANVax Emerging Topics Podcast
- WEBINAR RECORDING: HIV self-testing project: information for service providers
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January 16, 2023 |
- Hepatitis B School-based Program: Temporary limited vaccine supply
- Shelf-Life Extension from 12 to 18 Months for COMIRNATY (the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine) Monovalent Formulations
- Monkeypox - Vaccination Still Recommended
- Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization
- Flu Vaccine Supplies, including FluAd, Still Available
- Immunizations for School-Aged Children
- Expanded Opportunities for 4-6 Boosters in Thunder Bay
- New TBDHU Initiative: Health Care Provider Office Posters
- News Release: Pharmacists Now Treating Thirteen Common Ailments and Renewing Prescriptions for Most Medications
- SYMPOSIUM: Fighting Misinformation in 2023
|
January 10, 2023 |
- Reminder: Reporting Deaths Where a Disease of Public Health Significance is Cause of Death
- How to Report Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)
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January 4, 2023 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- Influenza Immunization Pocket Guide for Health Care Providers
- VaxFacts Clinic
- Vaccine Resources for Health Care Provders
- Vaccine Resources for Clients
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Improving the Vaccination Experience: Accessible Vaccination for Neurodiverse People at Any Age
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December 20, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
- News Release: All Ontarians Aged 5+ Eligible for Bivalent Booster
- News Release: Ontarians Can Now Visit Local Pharmacies for Paxlovid Prescriptions
- Ontario Health Memo: Updated recommendation on the use of Evusheld
- Holiday Hours for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
- Holiday Hours for Routine Vaccine Pick-ups
- RECORDING: Beyond Inclusion and Towards Health Equity - Advancing Health, Safety, and Wellbeing for 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
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December 6, 2022 |
- FluAd Supply Update
- STI Medications Available from TBDHU
- Seeking Well-Baby Primary Care Providers
- Scarborough Health Network VaxFacts
- New Resources: COVID-19, RSV, and Flu Fact Sheets
- Holiday Hours for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
- Holiday Hours for Routine Vaccine Pick-ups
- 2A Strategy for Talking About COVID and Flu Vaccine
- WEBINAR RECORDING: Routine Childhood Vaccination (November 24, 2022)
- Share TBDHU’s Health Care Provider Updates!
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November 22, 2022 |
- Increasing Access to Flu Vaccines
- Update: Fluad Vaccine Supply For Those 65+
- Layers of Protection Reduce the Risk of Illness
- Updated Publicly Funded Vaccine Order Form
- Updated Flu Vaccine Promotion Materials
- WEBINAR: The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Webinar for Health Care Providers: Routine childhood vaccination
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November 8, 2022 |
- Update: Influenza Case Surge in TBDHU Area
- Updated Guidance for Moderna Spikevax BA.4/5 bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine
- Update: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis for High Risk Infants Program
- News Release: Free Flu Shot Available for Ontarians Six Months of Age and Older
- High-Dose Flu Vaccine Supply and Guidance for Immunizing those 65+
- WEBINAR: Research Results and Implications Series - People at higher risk due to other health conditions and COVID-19
- Resource: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) Monthly Review
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November 3, 2022 |
Fluzone High Dose No Longer Available from TBDHU |
October 27, 2022 |
Interim Supply Disruption of 65+ Flu Vaccine Products |
October 24, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Updates
- News Release: All Ontarians Aged 12+ Eligible for Bivalent Booster
- Update: Fluzone High Dose and Fluad Product Supply
- Important Information Regarding Flu Vaccination in Thunder Bay
- Update on COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination in District Communities
- COVID-19 Vaccine Expiration Dates
- Imvamune® Guidance Update
- PHO Routine Immunization Updates
- Adult Vaccination Advocacy Toolkit Relaunch
- WEBINAR: Reaching the undiagnosed: Advances in hepatitis C testing
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October 13, 2022 |
Healthy Workplace Month: Take action on mental health |
October 5, 2022 |
Acute Flaccid Paralysis: Special Issue |
September 28, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
- Recommended Intervals for COVID-19 Boosters
- Extension of COVID-19 Sessional Fee Codes (H409/H410)
- 2022-23 Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
- Update: Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children
- WEBINAR: Tecovirimat - An Antiviral Drug to Treat Monkeypox
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September 16, 2022 |
Transition to Bivalent mRNA Vaccine |
September 12, 2022 |
- Fall Bivalent vaccine
- Moderna Bivalent Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Children 6 months to 5 years
- TBDHU Clinics
- Data Entry for Primary Care Providers
- COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Children 5 to 11 years
- TBDHU COVID-19 Vaccine Fall Schedule
- COVID-19 Updated Self-Isolation Guidance
|
September 6, 2022 |
Be Alert for Aconitine Poisoning |
September 2, 2022 |
- TBDHU COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Schedule; Fall 2022
- Fall Bivalent vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 6 months to 5 years
- TBDHU Clinics
- Data Entry for Primary Care Providers
- COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Children 5 to 11 years
- COVID-19 Updated Self-Isolation Guidance
- Webinars of Interest
|
August 8, 2022 |
Monkeypox |
July 26, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 6 Months to 5 Years
- COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Immunocompromised Youth 12-17 years
- Reminder: TBDHU Mass Immunization Clinic Temporary Closure
- COVID-19 Transmission
- World Hepatitis Day – July 28
|
July 15, 2022 |
COVID-19 Vaccines |
July 11, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources
- Monkeypox Guidance Updates
- Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario
- WEBINAR: Catch-Up of Routine and School-Based Immunizations for School-Aged Children and Adolescents
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June 27, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
- Formula Shortage for Infants with Allergies and Conditions
- Do you work with clients that vape or use tobacco? Take our survey!
- WEBINAR ROUNDUP
- Recorded: Enhancing harm reduction education for service providers
- June 29 - Monkeypox: Information for service providers in Canada
- June 30 - Training and Education Hub to Address Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Stigma
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June 21, 2022 |
Monkeypox now designated a Disease of Public Health Significance |
June 17, 2022 |
LGBTQ2S+ Inclusive Health Care |
June 13, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Updates
- COVID-19 Directives revoked June 11 and replaced with guidance
- Monkeypox Updates
- Acute Severe Hepatitis Update
- SURVEY: Do you provide prenatal resources or services?
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ALERT - CONTAMINATED HAND SANITIZER - JUNE 10, 2022 |
CONTAMINATED HAND SANITIZER |
June 1, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Resources
- Increasing Booster Dose Vaccination for Immunocompromised Individuals
- Evusheld
- Eligibility for HPV Vaccine
- Updated CMOH Order for Severe Acute Hepatitis in Children
|
May 20, 2022 |
Monkeypox |
May 17, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Vaccines
- Referral Form Updated - COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised
- An overview of the Novavax Nuvaxovid™ and Medicago Covifenz® COVID-19 vaccines
- Routine Immunizations
- Guidance for Routine Immunization Services During COVID-19
- Hepatitis B Tdap Immunization Eligibility Expansion - Pregnancy
- Hepatitis B Program Expansion
- Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
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May 5, 2022 |
Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children |
May 4, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Resources\5th Dose Eligibility
- Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Resources
- For Families: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&As with Ontario's Medical Professionals
|
April 28, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- Workplace Masking Rules Extended
- WEBINAR: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
- SURVEY: COVID-19 Vaccination Support Needs
- 4th Dose Interval Clarification
- COVID-19 Treatments
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April 12, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Guidance Documents
- TBDHU CLE Coliseum clinic now accepting walk-ins for 4th doses
- Primary Care Providers and Ukrainians Fleeing War
- Have you completed our survey yet?
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April 7, 2022 |
COVID-19 Second Boosters (4th Doses) |
April 5, 2022 |
- Updated Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance
- Public Health Ontario Guidance
- Novovax Arrives in Thunder Bay and District
- Updates to the Publicly Funded Vaccine Schedule
- Have you completed the Survey for Cannabis-Exposed Pregnancies yet?
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March 24, 2022 |
- World Tuberculosis Day
- COVID-19 Updates
- Masking Requirements in Healthcare Settings
- WEBINAR: COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Moderna approved by Health Canada for Ages 6-11
- Vaccination Timing Post-COVID-19 Infection
- NovaVax and Medicago Requests
- Reminders: COVID-19 Resources for Health Care Workplaces
- Have you completed the Survey for Cannabis-Exposed Pregnancies yet?
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March 15, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Guidance
- COVID-19 Testing
- Reopening Ontario
- COVID-19 Vaccine Wastage Process
- Local COVID-19 Antiviral Updates
- Reminder: Vaccine Confidence Survey
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March 4, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- Routine Immunizations
- Routine Immunization Catch-up– Grades 7 through 12
- Routine Immunizations Catch-Up Options – Thunder Bay
- Routine Immunizations Catch-Up Options – District
- Submitting Immunization Records to TBDHU
- Special Populations and COVID-19 Vaccine – Pregnant Individuals and Moderately/Severely Immunocompromised
- Medicago Covifenz COVID-19 Vaccine
- WEBINAR: Motivational Interviewing Vaccine Hesitant Patients
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February 15, 2022 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- Public Health Ontario Resources for Health Care Providers
- Ontario Expansion of COVID-19 Booster Dose Eligibility for Youth 12-17
- NACI Statement on Vaccination Timing Post-Infection
- Reminder: COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemption Expiry
- Reminder: Returning Expired Routine Vaccines
- COVID-19 Testing in Thunder Bay
- Community Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
- School Vaccinations Returning in March
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February 3, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- COVID-19 Vaccine
- COMIRNATY (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine) - Shelf-Life Extension
- Updated Vaccine Ordering and Metrics Forms
- Process for Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine
- Mass Immunization Clinic Walk-In Services Expanded
- Rapid Antigen Testing - Clarification
- IPAC Recommendations for Health Care Settings from Public Health Ontario
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January 26, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- UPDATE: Pfizer Supply
- Vaccine Ordering
- NEW COVID-19 Vaccination Forms
- Walk-In Eligibility Expansion at the CLE Coliseum
- Calm and Quiet Clinics
- COVID-19 Public Health Resources
- National Kids and Vaccine Day: January 27
- BETR Virtual Speaker Series – Free, CME-Approved Education Sessions
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January 18, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- Updated Testing Requirements
- 4th Doses (Boosters) for Immunocompromised
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January 13, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- Urgent: Call-Out for Community Vaccine Provider Support
- Provincial Eligibility By Age
- Extended Shelf Life for Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 Vaccine
- PHO Webinar: Opioid-Related Toxicity Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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January 6, 2022 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- Prioritizing Boosters for Pregnant People
- Pfizer Supply
- Call-Out for Immunization Support – Routine Immunizations
- COVID-19 Testing Changes
- Public Health Ontario Resources
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December 29, 2021 |
- COVID-19 Updated Guidance
- Updates to Provincial Guidance on PPE for COVID-19
- Moderna – 10 doses per vial
- Saving Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 12-29
- Additional Measures for Long-term Care
- Upcoming COVID-19 IPAC Webinar
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CLARIFICATION - December 22, 2021 |
CLARIFICATION |
December 22, 2021 |
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- Pfizer Supply
- Booster Dose Observation Period
- COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5 in 2022
- Quiet Appointments for Kids 5-11 at TBDHU
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