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The Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS) is inviting community members to register for an online town hall session to have their questions answered around the proposed locations for a future Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) facility.
Routine monitoring for West Nile Virus (WNV) has identified one positive mosquito pool in our community. This is the first sign of WNV in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) this year.
The media is invited to watch the July Board of Health meeting.
Windsor and Essex County have been leaders in the province in the distribution of vaccines since they became widely available in March of this year.
Moving forward, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit media line at extension 6397 (NEWS) and the news@wechu.org email account will only be monitored Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
The comments made by WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan was in response to individuals making their own decisions to access 3rd or 4th doses of COVID vaccines on their own instead of following public health recommendations.
As of 10 a.m. today, individuals who were vaccinated from out of province or country can register their information through a dedicated and secure Windsor-Essex County Health Unit online registration form.
A virtual media briefing is being held to inform the media on recent COVID-19 public health updates. Details for media attendance is below:
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has launched a new website section that contains information for schools, childcares, and day and overnight camps
As of 8 a.m. Saturday, July 3, Windsor and Essex County youth 12 to 17 years of age and older will be eligible to book their second dose Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic, local pharmacy, or healthcare provider office that is administering vaccines.
