Author of the article: Brigid Goulem
Publishing date: Jul 08, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read
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The recent outbreak of COVID-19 at Kingston Health Sciences Centre is a lesson in the importance of vaccinations in protecting against COVID-19.
Dr. Hugh Guan, the interim medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health, explained that the vast majority of recent cases in Kingston, including the KHSC outbreak, have been among unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals.
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Author of the article: The Whig-Standard
Publishing date: Jun 14, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 1 minute read
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KINGSTON Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health reported one new COVID-19 case in the Kingston region, after a weekend of no cases.
The case, a male in his 60s, was identified through close contact.
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This brings the local active case count down to six, with six resolved and one VOC identified.
With Ontario moving into Step 1 of the Reopening Ontario roadmap, the focus now is on vaccinations, with continued recommendations of limiting group sizes and individual safety measures of physical distancing, hand hygiene and wearing a face covering in public.
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health insists no COVID-19 vaccine doses will go to waste despite a "high number of no shows" at clinics on Sunday.
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