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Holiday Hours for KFL&A Public Health Programs and Services

KINGSTON—KFL&A Public Health will continue to provide essential services related to COVID-19 (e.g., contact tracing and case management) throughout the holiday period. The schedule for other agency programs and services will be modified over the next couple of weeks.  Main office – KingstonOur Kingston office will be closed to the public on:·         Thursday, December 24, 2020·         Friday, December 25, 2020·         Monday, December 28, 2020·         Thursday, December 31, 2020·        ...

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COVID-19 Positive Cases Linked to Multiple House Parties in Kingston

Kingston, ON – Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health confirms multiple recent COVID-19 positive cases attended several house parties held on December 11 and December 12 in the university district during their period of communicability.

All individuals who attended house parties in this area are required to self-isolate and to get tested if symptoms occur. Once tested, individuals should continue to self-isolate until they receive a negative test result. If...

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Clarification on Class Order for Owners and Staff Working in Home and Community Care Organizations

Kingston, ON – A Class Order was issued on December 10, 2020 pursuant to Section 22 of the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990 for owners and staff working in home and community care organizations.

The organizations covered under this order include those that provide services in client homes and are under contract to provide services to patients on behalf of Ontario Health or the South East Local Health Integration Network.

Owners are required to enforce stronger infection prevention...

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Risk of Drug-involved Overdoses Remains High in KFL&A

KINGSTON – KFL&A Public Health is warning residents that an extremely toxic batch of drugs continues to circulate in Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington. Local harm reduction programs report unusually high rates of overdoses in the last ten days. Partners indicate that very small amounts of a drug, regardless of how the drug is consumed, are enough to cause overdose. People are experiencing extremely heavy sedation that can last for hours. In some cases, people are experiencing severe...

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Ontario’s Workplace Education and Safety Awareness Campaign Comes to KFL&A Area

Kingston—The Ontario government has launched a series of education and safety awareness campaigns to ensure businesses across the province are taking the necessary steps to keep employees, consumers and the public safe. These campaigns support the current efforts of police, municipal by-law officers, and public health inspectors to educate businesses and ensure compliance with the COVID-19 health and safety requirements.

The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington region is pleased to...

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Class Order for Owners and Staff Working in Home and Community Care Organizations

Kingston, ON – Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health issued a Class Order pursuant to Section 22 of the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990 to enforce the following requirements for owners and operators of home and community care organizations.

• To ensure staff are aware of and practicing appropriate infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices.
• To conduct regular IPAC audits and provide education to ensure any deficiencies are corrected.
• To...

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COVID-19 Positive Cases Linked to Multiple House Parties in Kingston

Kingston, ON – Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health confirms at least 2 recent COVID-19 positive cases attended several house parties held on December 4 and 5 in the university district during their period of communicability. All individuals who attended house parties in this area are required to self-isolate and to get tested if symptoms occur. Once tested, individuals should continue to self-isolate until they receive a negative test result. If after this...

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Confirmed outbreak of COVID-19 at Gananoque Chevrolet and the CSN Gananoque Collision Centre

Today, Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health at Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit and Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health are advising the public that the Health Unit is following up on an outbreak of cases of COVID-19 at the Gananoque Chev Buick GMC Cadillac (Main Dealership includes sales, parts, service/garage) located at 439 King Street East Gananoque and CSN Gananoque Collision Centre 380 Herbert Street, Gananoque.

All customers from...

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Increased Level of Widespread Community Activity of COVID-19

Kingston, ON – As the transmission of COVID-19 continues to grow within the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington area, and throughout the rest of the province, KFL&A residents are facing a critical time in the fight against this virus. Everyone must strengthen their efforts to contain its spread. This increased level of COVID-19 activity impacts and threatens our health and lives, businesses, and the ability of our healthcare system to manage the increased demands of its services.

“Our...

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KFL&A Board of Health Advocates to Federal Government for No-fault Compensation for Adverse Effects Following Immunization

Thursday December 3, 2020

For immediate release

KINGSTON – Vaccination is among public health’s greatest achievements in terms of reducing the illness and death associated with disease. Vaccines are safe and effective, but like any medicine, they can cause unwanted or unexpected health effects following immunization, or adverse events. There were approximately 8.6 million doses of vaccine distributed in Ontario in 2018, resulting in 21 serious adverse events being reported. This represents about...

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