On Monday afternoon, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will update the information reported on their COVID-19 Local Data webpage, in response to recent changes in COVID-19 testing eligibility.
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Published on Friday, January 14
Effective immediately, the Letter of Instruction temporarily suspending the arrival of workers participating in the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program in Windsor and Essex County is rescinded.
Published on Thursday, December 23
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH), will be opening a mass vaccination clinic at the Dr. Y Emara Centre for Healthy Aging and Mobility located near the back of the campus in West Windsor beginning on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
Published on Wednesday, December 22
Since the first local case of COVID-19 was detected in March of 2020, residents of Windsor and Essex County (WEC) have looked for a source of optimism and hope toward the end of the pandemic. Today, December 22nd, marks the one year anniversary of the initiation of the single greatest source of hope, the community vaccination effort.
Published on Wednesday, December 22
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Municipality of Leamington and the County of Essex, will be re-opening a mass vaccination clinic at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre in Leamington starting on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
Published on Tuesday, December 21
With the holiday season upon us, it remains essential that residents celebrate safely by following public health measures to prevent increased transmission of COVID-19 cases in our community.
Published on Monday, December 13
As previously announced, adults aged 50 and over (those born in 1971 or earlier) are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in Windsor and Essex County starting today.
Published on Sunday, December 5
With cases of COVID-19 climbing steadily in the past month, local health officials are once again putting in place restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
Published on Monday, November 22
As announced on Friday, children 5 to 11 years of age are now eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (Comirnaty) vaccine in Canada. Locally, appointment slots at the Devonshire Mall mass vaccination clinic are now available with the first appointments taking place this Thursday morning.
Published on Wednesday, November 10
This morning, the WECHU posted an amended letter to their website which provides a 3 month grace period regarding vaccination requirements for those turning 12 years old.