GUELPH – With pandemic restrictions beginning to ease again, the Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) will be returning to in-person board meetings.
Dr. Nicola Mercer
Mercer rescinds remote work instruction effective Jan. 31
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Workers are permitted to return to in-person work settings on Jan. 31 as WDGPH Medical Officer of Health Dr. Nicola Mercer rescinds remote work instructions issued on Dec. 16 to employers.
Mercer: benefits of returning to in-person learning outweigh short-term risks
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor is asking everyone in the community to do their part to ensure a safe return to class for local students, noting "the benefits of reopening in-person learning ultimately outweigh the short-term risks."
University hosting public vaccination clinic starting this week
GUELPH – As part of a community-wide effort to increase the availability of third doses and promote vaccination, the University of Guelph (U of G) is hosting a second public COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus beginning Jan. 4.
Medical officer of health instructs businesses to implement remote work
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Businesses in Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph are being instructed by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health medical officer of health Dr. Nicola Mercer to ensure employees and other workers are working from home, if able, beginning Dec. 20.
WDGPH ready for paediatric vaccine, booster shots – but Omicron a ‘wild card’
GUELPH – The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) board heard a lot about COVID-19 at its Dec. 1 meeting: vaccines for children aged five to 11, booster vaccines, and the new Omicron variant that’s throwing a monkey wrench into plans.
Children aged five to 11 are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, here’s what you need to know
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health received 17,100 child-sized doses of the Pfizer vaccine following Health Canada's approval of the pediatric vaccine on Nov. 19. Appointments can now be booked for children in the health unit's region with vaccination beginning Nov. 25.
Province increases access to rapid tests for schools in ‘high risk’ areas
WELLINGTON COUNTY — The local public health unit will be participating in a new provincial program to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to schools and licensed day care centres.
Public health sees first doses rise after vaccine passport announcement
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has seen an increase of first doses administered in the two weeks since the province announced a COVID-19 vaccine passport on Sept. 1 .
In absence of provincial vaccine passport, WDGPH encouraging certificate-based approach
WELLINGTON COUNTY - WDGPH medical officer of health actively encouraging businesses and organizations to embrace a regionalized “certificate” system in absence of a provincially led vaccine passport.
WDGPH cleared to administer Moderna vaccine to adolescents aged 12 to 17
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is cleared to administer first and second doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 following Health Canada's approval for its expanded use on Aug. 27.
Delays in Pfizer shipments will impact local vaccination clinics: public health
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Starting this week, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) COVID-19 vaccine clinics will prioritize the Moderna vaccine for those aged 18 and above. The move, announced by public health on June 21, is a direct result of Pfizer vaccine shipment delays in Ontario.
It’s the summer of second doses: public health
GUELPH – They are calling it the summer of second doses at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. So, if you haven’t had your first COVID-19 vaccine dose yet, get it in June, officials advise, because the rest of the summer will mainly be devoted to administering second shots.
COVID-19 taking mental health toll, even as vaccines rolling out
GUELPH – Vaccination against COVID-19 is both a shining light and a looming fear for the public, a panel of health experts heard at a public forum on June 1.
Mercer urges residents to get vaccinated, stay the course ‘for just a little longer’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The region's top doctor has issued a statement urging local residents to get vaccinated and continue to take precautions a little longer in order to have a more normal summer and fall.