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The Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides information on a large number of infectious diseases. Diseases are listed from A-Z below for your convenience.
Under the Child Care and Early Years Act, all children attending a licensed child care centre (daycare) must be immunized as required by the local Medical Officer of Health (MOH). The operator of the licensed facility has a legal obligation to make sure that all the children in their care are…
Adverse Events Following Immunization
An adverse event following immunization (AEFI) is an unwanted or unexpected health outcome that happens after someone receives a vaccine, which may or may not be caused by the vaccine. Although rare, AEFI’s can occur. Potential AEFI side effects and management…
Members of newsrooms and media groups across the district:
If you would like to contact us about a media release, public health story or issue, or you would like to request an interview, please contact the Media Line via email: news@tbdhu.com. The email will be received by the…
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides a variety of resources and services for health-care workers, educators and employers. In this section, you can access useful information about common public health topics such as communicable disease reporting, immunization, general health…
To ensure the efficacy of vaccines, the cold chain must be maintained according to Ontario's Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines (PDF).
Call 625-8810 or toll-free at 1-888-294-6630, ext. 8810 with questions.
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Temperature log books must be submitted with the…
As of August 2024, the following organizations offer TB Skin Testing (TST). Please contact the facility regarding their hours of operation.
PLEASE CONTACT THE FACILITY REGARDING THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TEST.
Open to the Public
The following table includes…
About the Conference
The annual Harm Reduction Conference is presented by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit with the support of the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy. The goals of the conference are to:
Provide a forum for the safe and open exchange of ideas
Share strategies and technical information…
Publicly funded vaccines are available from TBDHU at no cost to eligible health care providers, if the facility meets specific criteria to ensure safe handling and storage of vaccines.
These criteria can be reviewed with TBDHU staff by calling 807-625-5900 in Thunder Bay, your local branch…
COVaxON is the electronic documentation system that must be used for documenting all COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario. Users must be created and “on-boarded” to the system. TBDHU is an authorizing organization or “AO” for creating new user accounts or reactivating previous accounts.
If you…
October 2024 Updates
Please see the sections/tabs below for important information and updates related to the distribution and administration of publicly funded vaccines including:
guidance for fall 2024 vaccines
Influenza
COVID-19
RSV
updated vaccine order and reporting forms (September 2024)…
2024-2025 RSV Program
UPDATES
Beyfortus® (Nirsevimab) Guidance for Health Care Providers document was updated (October) and the section below was updated with this new link
Please see below for more information on the 2024-2025 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) program.
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UPDATES:
October - Pfizer storage and handling chapter is now available
INFLUENZA VACCINES – Please visit the dedicated health care provider Influenza web page for more information.
RSV VACCINES - Please see the dedicated health care provider RSV web page for more…
UPDATES:
The information below has been updated for 2024-2025.
COVID-19 VACCINES – For more information, please visit the dedicated health care provider COVID-19 webpage.
RSV VACCINES - Please see the dedicated health care provider RSV web page for more information.
Please direct any…
Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding during Painful Procedures – Vaccinated Babies
TBDHU recommends breastfeeding/chestfeeding your baby during vaccinations. Research shows that breastfeeding/chestfeeding during painful procedures reduces the baby’s pain and distress. For optimal benefits, the baby…