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Kingston —KFL&A Public Health today released a COVID-19 transmission model that estimates the potential impact Thanksgiving celebrations may have on disease transmission within the KFL&A region. We are providing our community with information about the anticipated consequences if KFL&A residents are not vigilant in adhering to public health measures. To be able to create models, we build in several criteria to be able to calculate our predictions, we call these...
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The sooner that a person is immunized against influenza, the sooner they are protected from this contagious and potentially dangerous illness.  It is also important to get immunized to protect vulnerable people such as the elderly and those who are too young to be immunized.  KFL&A Public Health recommends that all KFL&A area residents, not just the young and the elderly, get immunized as soon as the vaccine becomes available. 
“You get...
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Kingston —KFL&A Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health has reissued the Class Order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act . Effective immediately, the amendments revise and clarify self-isolation requirements and the legal obligations of those who are cases of COVID-19.
“Upon further consideration and based on the local epidemiological evidence household members (close contacts) are not required to self-isolate while waiting...
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Kingston — To align with Provincial requirements, KFL&A Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health has made important amendments to the Class Order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act . Effective immediately, the amendments revise and clarify self-isolation requirements and the legal obligations of those who are cases of COVID-19.
“A key role of public health in controlling the spread of the virus is to identify, contact and...
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Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health confirms at least five recent COVID-19 positive cases have been linked to a large party held on September 18 in the 500 block of Johnson Street in Kingston. All individuals who attended this house party are required to self-isolate and to get tested. Once tested, individuals should continue to self-isolate until they receive a negative test result. If after this time, an individual develops symptoms...
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