MPox (Monkeypox)
MPox (Monkeypox) is a viral disease. The virus enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract, or the mucous membranes (e.g., eyes, nose, or mouth).
Vaccine
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Shots
Local Vaccination Statistics
Vaccination data specific to the Windsor-Essex region
News Release: Upcoming Changes to Mass Vaccination Clinics and Boosters Available for 12 - 17 Year Olds
Grovedale Arts and Cultural Centre (Kingsville) and Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare clinic to close over the coming weeks. Devonshire Mall clinic to expand as a “catch up” vaccination clinic for children.
News Release: New Location Announced for County-Based Mass Vaccination Clinic
The health unit and partners are relocating the mass vaccination site currently located at Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre in Leamington with the final doses being administered at this site on Saturday, February 5th.
News Release: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Supply Increases and Walk-ins Accepted across the Region
On December 18, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Health put in place recommendations to preserve the limited availability of the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine to only those who were identified for a preferential dose of the vaccine (i.e., those between 12-29 years of age).
News Release: Mass Vaccination Site at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Now Open for Walk-ins
Windsor, ON: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH), has expanded their mass vaccination clinic at the Dr. Y Emara Centre for Healthy Aging and Mobility to welcome walk-ins.
November 2021 Board of Health Meeting - COVID-19 Vaccine and the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) Resolution
ISSUE
On Thursday October 28, 2021, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore indicated during a news briefing that the Province of Ontario would not be adding COVID-19 to the list of nine diseases that public school students must be immunized against.