COVID-19

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) launched their active tick surveillance program on Friday, May 13, 2022.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), along with the Active School Travel (AST) Regional Committee, led an initiative encouraging more kids to walk, wheel, roll, and bike to school.

This is the third year of the pandemic and COVID-19 has affected every person, family, business and organization. It’s clear that COVID-19 is not going to be eradicated in the near future, and our community will have to learn to “live” with this novel infectious disease. The plan for the community, moving forward, has to be realistic, based on what we know and have learned so far.

Individuals aged 60 and older as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis adults (including their non-Indigenous household members) aged 18 and over will be able to receive a fourth dose COVID-19 vaccination in Windsor and Essex County starting today.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is pleased to announce the return of in-person food handler certification examinations starting Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Public health associations across Canada have come together to host the inaugural Canadian Public Health Week from April 4-8 to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our health and well-being.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) began offering clinics at Devonshire Mall (former Sears building) on March 8th for eligible students to receive their vaccine series for Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Meningococcal disease.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has reported the first case of Influenza A in Windsor and Essex County.

Windsor and Essex County residents have until 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2nd to walk-in and get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Devonshire Mall vaccination clinic.