A Vaccine is Not Forever: Boosters will keep Holiday Season safe
CHRIS FANNING STAFF WRITER Vaccinations in our region have flatlined: while 81 per cent of us got two doses last year, or a couple of years ago, only 15 per…
CHRIS FANNING STAFF WRITER Vaccinations in our region have flatlined: while 81 per cent of us got two doses last year, or a couple of years ago, only 15 per…
For the second time in a little over a month, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has declared a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak at H.J. McFarland Memorial Home in Picton. Public Health…
The County of Prince Edward is offering COVID-19 booster and vaccination clinics later this month in Picton. Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place at the Prince Edward Community Centre…
In the midst of the recent Omicron wave we are now breathing a sigh of relief and beginning to loosen restrictions. We are daring to hope that we have beaten…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Following on the heels of the many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in the province, this municipality has announced the state of emergency, declared in March 2020,…
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce was joined by Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health on Wednesday to announce the return to…
A special COVID-19 vaccine clinic to support front-line businesses will take place on Saturday, January 8 from 3-9 pm at the Prince Edward Community Centre (375 Picton Main Street, Picton)….
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The provincial government announced drastic measures Monday to “blunt” the escalating transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and ensure Ontario’s hospitals aren’t overrun. In response…
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is warning residents in the region to remain vigilant against the community spread of COVID-19. In the last week the number of active cases of…
Covid 19 pandemic has taught us many things. We have learned about virtual appointments, how to intensify research and production of vaccines and other medicines, how to cope as a…