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Ontario’s Online COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Tool Available March 15

Kingston—The provincial online vaccine booking tool will be available on Monday, March 15 to register adults 80 years of age and older (born 1941 or earlier).  Booking online offers the fastest access to available clinic appointments. 

• Book online: www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine 
• If you require assistance with booking or have questions about COVID-19 vaccines, call: 1-888-999-6488, open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The online booking tool is simple, fast, and easy to use. The tool will guide you...

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Provincial Online Appointment System Launches March 15 for Adults 80 Years of Age and Older

Kingston—The provincial online appointment system for COVID-19 vaccinations will begin to accept bookings for those adults 80 years of age by the end of 2021 or older on Monday, March 15, 2021.  This provincial online appointment system will provide the capacity needed to accept bookings from a large volume of individuals at one time.

The provincial booking information details will be announced by the province in the next few days, this will include the website address to the online appointment...

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KFL&A Pharmacies to Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative on March 12

Kingston – A new COVID-19 vaccine initiative with over 330 pharmacies participating from three regions in Ontario, including KFL&A, Windsor-Essex, and Metro Toronto is set to launch on Friday, March 12, 2021. KFL&A region may receive over 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to share with over 40 pharmacies in the KFL&A region, each initially receiving approximately 500 doses.

“Pharmacists are highly qualified and experienced in immunizing our community residents and are working together to quickly...

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KFL&A Public Health Issues Class Order to Address St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Kingston—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 proactively protect our community, keep our schools and economy safe and open, and prevent an impact on our emergency medical services and hospital resources within the City of Kingston during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

This Class Order effective from 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 to Sunday, March...

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KFL&A Public Health Asks Our Community for Patience as Vaccine Strategy is Rolled Out

Kingston – As KFL&A Public Health continues efforts to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to people who the province has identified as our first priority groups for vaccination, we ask that everyone in our community continues to be patient to help ensure local COVID-19 vaccine clinics operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.

We understand that residents of KFL&A are ready and eager to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Our phone lines at KFL&A Public Health and at local COVID-19 vaccine...

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Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s February meeting will be hosted by video teleconference.

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021Time: 1:00 p.m.

A copy of the Board agenda is attached. Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.--30—

BOARD OF HEALTHWednesday, February 24, 2021 13:00 (Boardroom)1.Call to Order2.Territorial Acknowledgement (Board Chair)3.Roll Call4.Conflict of Interest5.Approval of Consent...

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KFL&A Public Health Unveils COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy

Kingston, ON – KFL&A Public Health is thrilled to confirm the INVISTA Centre’s MNP Rink in Kingston and the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee as the locations for mass immunization clinics when adequate vaccine supply is available in our region.

With multiple stakeholders and partners working together, immunizations will proceed using several clinic approaches that will help to meet Ontario’s three-phased COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. In this plan, the province has set the order in which...

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Statement from KFL&A Public Health's Medical Officer of Health

Kingston—Today, the stay-at-home order has been lifted in the KFL&A region. KFL&A Public Health recognizes our community—residents, municipalities, workplaces, businesses, and other services for working together to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 within our region.

Our KFL&A region is an exceptional place to live. We are home to a military base, correctional and regional health care facilities, post-secondary institutions, and innovative construction projects. As a result, we have many...

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Keep KFL&A Region Open and Safe

Kingston—Yesterday, the government of Ontario announced a regional approach to lift the Stay-at-Home order and move three regions in Ontario to Green-Prevent level, including the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) region. This change will be effective Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

“We are supportive of this announcement and cautiously optimistic knowing that we have made progress, but the risk of COVID-19 still remains high in most of the province,” said Dr. Kieran...

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Cold Weather Health Warning for KFL&A Region

Kingston— With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for wind chill temperatures below -30°C tonight through Saturday night, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Cold Weather Health Warning for the KFL&A region.

Cold Weather Health Warnings are issued through the media by KFL&A Public Health when the temperature is forecast to be -25°C or colder or when a wind chill of -28°C or colder is forecast for the KFL&A region by Environment Canada. When the temperature drops below -25°C or the wind chill is...

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