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    Dr. Sheila-Mae Young discusses her experiences of childrens' reactions to getting the COVID-19 vaccine and strategies for making children feel more open to getting vaccinated.

    The hospital is introducing new visitor restrictions in the interest of keeping staff and patients safe.

Roderick Benns, Lindsay Advocate, 20210421     Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are human too, they can make mistakes even when is comes to deciding what business' and locations were included in the lock downs to help fight Covid-19.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 29 Oct 2021     Hospital officials say roughly 98 per cent of the 1,000 staff have indicated they are fully vaccinated, leaving approximately 20 staff who are either unvaccinated or have not provided vaccine status.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 28 Oct 2021     In October 2020, Ontario announced it would temporarily enhance wages for personal support workers and direct support workers to help stabilize, attract and retain the workforce needed to provide a high level of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This latest temporary wage increase builds on the government’s previous wage enhancement ...

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 30 Nov 2021     Given that students have had disrupted learning for the past two years with schools being closed for months at a time some think the money might be well spent on helping kids catch up. Teachers have told us the curriculum hasn’t changed and they are expected to get the kids ...

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 28 Nov 2021     The former MPP found himself in South Africa when the Omicron variant exploded and many countries closed the boarders to travelers coming from South Africa.

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate, 25 Nov 2021     “All students will be provided a rapid screening kit with five tests for use over the holidays,” director of education Wes Hahn told trustees at the November 23 board meeting. “The use of the tests will be voluntary and does not replace the PCR testing, but it provides a good ...

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 24 Nov 2021     A local child has been barred from playing hockey and taking swimming lessons because his mother is unable to be vaccinated, according to a lifelong doctor's note. The child's mother asserts that being unable to participate in his favourite sports is negatively affecting his mental health.

    Anyone born in 2016 or earlier is now eligible to get vaccinated for a first or second dose of the vaccine.

    The online information session is designed to provide parents with information about the vaccine, how to prepare children for vaccination, potential side effects of the vaccine, and the ways to book a vaccination appointment.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 22 Nov 2021     Exceptions to vaccine requirements for visitors include parents/ guardians of patients under 18 years of age, visitors of patients near end of life, and birthing partners, among other exceptions.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 21 Nov 2021     Despite significant pressures placed on public health inspectors; workloads, the local health unit continues to enforce the provincial Reopening Ontario Act regulations.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 18 Nov 2021     The local health unit's case rate sits at 6.9 per 100 000 people with a test positivity rate of 0. 7 percent. There are presently no outbreaks.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 18 Nov 2021     The provincial government announced it is distributing 11 million rapid antigen screening tests to all public schools ahead of the December break to add an additional layer of protection over the holiday period and as students return to school in January.

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate, 15 Nov 2021     Normalcy is slowly returning to TLDSB schools, with barriers being taken down and classroom recycling resuming.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 4 Nov 2021     Previously, the government had called for all residents of long-term care, First Nations eldercare lodges and retirement home to get a third dose as well as particular groups of immunocompromised individuals. Anticipating the demand for third doses and the provincial announcement of eligibility for children aged five to eleven, the ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 3 Nov 2021     In alignment with provincial directives, Ross Memorial Hospital employees and contract staff who did not submit proof of full vaccination or an acceptable medical exemption by November 1st were to be placed on an unpaid leave of absence.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 3 Nov 2021     Premier Ford states that the rates of vaccination among hospital staff is more than 95%, with those unvaccinated undergoing frequent testing, which makes it possible to manage any possible outbreak and quickly contain it. He cites instances of similar vaccine mandates in British Columbia and Quebec, creating staffing shortages which ...

Peterborough Examiner, Peterborough Examiner (Peterborough ON), 14 Jan 2022     There have now been 5034 confirmed cumulative cases since the pandemic began in March 2020, with 1089 of the cases active as of January 13 2022.