News Releases
News Release: WECHU launches tool to assess risk and provide guidance following a measles exposure
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With community measles exposures released by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) on a near daily basis, the local public health unit is supporting residents with an easy, simple-to-follow, assessment tool to inform next steps.
News Release: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit provides updated recommendations for measles vaccination
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 4:00 pm | Windsor and Essex County
News Release: Vaccine Clinic Offered for Possible Public Measles Exposure Location
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit asks anyone who visited the location(s) listed below on the identified date(s) to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 7 to 21 days from the date of exposure. Individuals can contact a health care provider to review their immunity status.
News Release: Vaccine Clinic Offered for Possible Public Measles Exposure Location
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit asks anyone who visited the location(s) listed below on the identified date(s) to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 7 to 21 days from the date of exposure. Individuals can contact a health care provider to review their immunity status.
News Release: Most Students in Windsor and Essex County are Up to Date on Required Immunizations
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In the fall of 2024, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all student immunization records (65,635) and sent out 7,076 notices to elementary students and 4,785 notices to secondary students.
News Release: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit continues Potassium Iodide (KI) Pill Distribution in the City of Windsor
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will be distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to Windsor residents living in the secondary zone which is 80 km from Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station. This initiative is to ensure our community is prepared in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency.
News Release: Increase in local influenza cases: WECHU along with local hospitals urge community to take precautions
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has observed a significant increase in cases of influenza reported within the region. To date in 2025, the WECHU received more than double the number of reported cases of influenza compared to this time last year.
News Release: Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Consumers of the Amherstburg Public Works Water Distribution System
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has rescinded the Boil Water Advisory issued on February 10, 2025, for consumers of the Amherstburg Water Distribution System, in the impacted areas:
News Release: Boil Water Advisory Issued for All Consumers of the Amherstburg Public Works Water Distribution System
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has issued a Boil Water Advisory for waterline system consumers serviced by the Amherstburg Water Distribution System, specifically:
News Release: Health Unit Monitors Rise in Seasonal Illnesses
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The end of January has many residents of Windsor and Essex County (WEC) turning their eyes to the brighter days ahead. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reminding residents that respiratory illness season is still here, seasonal illnesses are on the rise in the region, and there is still time to protect yourselves and those around you.