Updates from Ottawa Public Health - March 9, 2023
One new neighbourhood vaccination hub(link is external) opened this week – Vanier North! Drop-in to any location to speak to a public health nurse and get your COVID-19 vaccine. All locations and hours can be found here: COVID-19 Vaccine(link is external).
Here’s the City’s weekly roundup of information in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Watch: Dr. Vera Etches offers an update and guidance to parents, guardians and students on the return to school(link is external) and in-person learning in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- Do you have someone in your life whose first language is not English? If they are looking for information about the COVID-19 vaccines, send them these videos(link is external) available in eight different languages!
- One new neighbourhood vaccination hub(link is external) opened this week – Vanier North! Drop-in to any location to speak to a public health nurse and get your COVID-19 vaccine. All locations and hours can be found here: COVID-19 Vaccine(link is external).
- Have you received your first or second vaccine dose outside of Ontario? You can document your proof of vaccination here: COVID-19 Out of Province Dose Documentation(link is external)
- ICYMI: Ottawa Public Health is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccine clinic offerings to increase vaccination opportunities at the neighbourhood level and meet an increasing demand for the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Help us build community immunity and reach the goal of 90 per cent vaccine coverage in Ottawa! Spread the word - there are convenient options to get a vaccine in neighbourhoods across Ottawa:
- Visit one of the 17 neighbourhood vaccination hubs(link is external) currently offered
- Book an appointment with your local pharmacy(link is external)
- Visit a pop-up clinic(link is external)
- Transportation support services(link is external) are available to assist in getting to and from your COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
- Reminder! Workplaces, community organizations, places of worship and other groups can contact Ottawa Public Health to request a mobile vaccination team(link is external) to administer first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on-site, at their own location.
What’s new
Covid-19 and vaccine updates:
- Over 1.5 million doses have been administered across our city.
- 87 per cent of Ottawa residents 12 and over have received at least one dose and 81 per cent are fully vaccinated.
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City of Ottawa implements mandatory vaccine policy for employees -
Developed in consultation with Dr. Vera Etches and Ottawa Public Health, the policy requires that all City of Ottawa employees, contractors, volunteers and students be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1, 2021.
