Author of the article: Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles Publishing date: Jul 29, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 1 minute read • Dr. Jim Chirico, medical officer of health for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, was joined by Andrea McLellan, top left, director of COVID-19 immunization strategy, Dr. Carol Zimbalatti, top right, public health physician, and Alex McDermid, the health unit's communication officer, at Thursday's media conference. Screenshot Article content COVID-19 and variants of concern aren’t going away any time soon, according to senior health unit staff. Dr. Carol Zimbalatti, public health physician for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, said there’s much potential for the virus to mutate and new variants to emerge, similar to the common flu virus that appears every year in the fall and winter.