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Health Professionals Updates 2022

Revised: February 17, 2023

Are you interested in providing COVID-19 Vaccinations at your primary care site? Find out more.

December

December 23, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 55

  • UPDATE: Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine for Adult Renal Dialysis Patient (≥ 20 years of age)
  • NEW: Meningococcal B vaccine for exposed students in Dalhousie University outbreak

December 20, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 54

  • NEW: Paxlovid Recommendations and Access
  • NEW: Expanded Access to Influenza Antiviral Oseltamivir
  • UPDATED: Guidance on Concurrent Administration of Vaccines in Children Aged 6 Months and Older
  • NEW: Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Children Aged 5 to 11 Years Old

December 19, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 53

  • Holiday Schedule for Peel Public Health Clinics and Services (Dec. 23rd, 2022, to Jan. 3rd, 2023)
November

November 22, 2022; Vol. 15, No. 52

  • ALERT: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Illnesses of Salmonella Newport

November 21, 2022; Vol. 15, No. 51

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses are increasing in Peel
  • NEW: Recommendations on layers of protection and masking approach
  • REMINDER: Continued shortage of pediatric antipyretics

November 15, 2022; Vol. 15, No. 50

  • Re-opening of Peel Public Health Multi-Service Clinic in Brampton
  • End of Free Influenza Vaccine Delivery Period
  • Cooler Preparation for Vaccine Pick-Up
  • January to June 2023 Paid Vaccine and STI Medication Delivery Schedule

November 11, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 49

  • Increasing Influenza Activity
  • Updated guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in children aged 6 months to 4 years old
  • Online COVID-19 booster dose calculator
  • Note Correction: Health Professionals Update on Rowan’s Law

November 4, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 48

  • Concussion Safety: Rowan’s Law

November 1, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 47

  • Immunization Screening Letters
October

October 27, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 46

  • Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
  • NEW: Peel Respiratory Virus Activity Report
  • NEW: Monkeypox added to the list of reportable diseases to public health

October 20, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 45

  • Legionellosis increasing in Ontario
  • UPDATE: Ordering of BabyBIG® for infant botulism cases, Botulism Guide for Health Care Professionals and Botulism Appendix

October 19, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 44

  • UPDATE: Expanded monkeypox vaccine eligibility criteria for PrEP
  • NEW: Second dose eligibility for monkeypox vaccine
  • UPDATE: New and extended monkeypox vaccine PrEP appointments in the Region of Peel
  • REMINDER: Monkeypox vaccine as PEP is available to contacts of cases

October 17, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 43

  • NEW: Pfizer Comirnaty Bivalent Boosters
  • COVID-19 Booster Dose Eligibility
  • COVID-19 Co-administration
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Onboarding and Ordering

October 3, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 42

  • Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP)
  • Reviewing Immunization Status for Seniors 65 years of age and older
September

September 26, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 41

  • NEW: Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine for children aged 6 months to 4 years old
  • REMINDER: Fall COVID-19 Booster Doses
  • REMINDER: COVID-19 Vaccination Onboarding

September 12, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 40

  • NEW: Spikevax Bivalent (Moderna) Boosters
  • UPDATED: Guidance for COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • REMINDER: COVID-19 Vaccination Onboarding

September 2, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 39

  • Meningococcal C Outbreak in Toronto
  • REMINDER: Routine Meningococcal Vaccines for Children

September 1, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 38

  • NEW: Children aged 5-11 eligible for first booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine
August

August 24, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 37

  • Updated: Ministry of Health Guidance for Routine & Catch-Up Immunization Services
  • REMINDER: Accessing COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years
  • NEW: SickKids specialized COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children under 5
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest for COVID-19 Vaccination

August 22, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 36

  • NEW: Monkeypox declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
  • REMINDER: Monkeypox testing and reporting responsibilities of the clinician
  • UPDATE: Expanded monkeypox vaccine eligibility criteria
  • UPDATE: New and extended monkeypox vaccine PrEP appointments in the Region of Peel
  • REMINDER: Monkeypox vaccine as PEP is available to those with recent high-risk exposure

August 2, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 35

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest – Primary Care and Pediatric Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccination

July

July 26, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 34

  • NEW: COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years
  • UPDATE: Moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals aged 12-17 are eligible for second boosters of the COVID-19 vaccine

July 21, 2022 Vol. 15 No. 33

  • NEW: August to December 2022 Paid Vaccine and STI Medication Delivery Schedule
  • How to open an GSK’s OPC ampoule for MMR (V) diluent

July 20, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 32

  • UPDATE: Revised 2022 Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario
  • REMINDER: Shingles Vaccine Extended Eligibility
  • NEW: Appointments for Monkeypox Vaccine (Imvamune ®) as PrEP

July 14, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 31

  • NEW: Expanded second booster dose eligibility
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest – Primary Care and Pediatric Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccination

July 7, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 30

  • REMINDER: Clinical Presentation of Infant Botulism
  • UPDATE: Health Canada’s Special Access Program (SAP) Requirements for Treatment of Infant Botulism
  • UPDATE: Ministry of Health Botulism Guide for Health Care Professionals and the Botulism Appendix
  • REMINDER: Treatment of botulism is guided by clinical diagnosis
June

June 30, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 29

  • UPDATE: Imvamune ® vaccine is available for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • NEW: Wellfort Community Health Services is hosting a vaccine clinic for residents eligible to receive Imvamune ® as PrEP

June 23, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 28

  • NEW: Monkeypox designated a DOPHS
  • UPDATE: Reporting Monkeypox cases
  • NEW: Monkeypox webinars for clinicians
  • REMINDER: PEP vaccine is available for contacts of Monkeypox

June 22, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 27

  • UPDATE: Prenatal and parenting supports at Peel Public Health

June 15, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 26

  • UPDATED: Monkeypox testing information for clinicians
  • NEW: Post exposure prophylaxis for monkeypox
  • NEW: Treatment for monkeypox

June 1, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 25

  • UPDATED: Ministry of Health Guidance for Routine Immunization Services During COVID-19
May

May 27, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 24

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Case and Contact Management

May 26, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 23

  • NEW: Monkeypox information for clinicians
  • NEW: Public Health Ontario infection prevention practice series for primary care

May 9, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 22

  • 2022 Aerial Spray Program to control for LLD moth in Mississauga

May 5, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 21

  • Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP): 2021/2022 Influenza Return
  • Publicly funded immunization program expansion: Tdap vaccine in every pregnancy

May 4, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 20

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccine administration guidelines
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 second Booster dose recommendations
  • UPDATE: Primary Care tools for identifying high risk patients eligible for Paxlovid
April

April 27, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 19

  • Pediatric cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin
  • UPDATE: Public Health Ontario hepatitis A virus (HAV) serology ordering instructions
  • REMINDERS: HAV clinical features and immunization for travelers

April 25, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 18

  • NEW: Ukrainian arrivals in Ontario

April 19, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 17

  • UPDATE: Discontinuation of Botulism Reference Services after-hours-line for clinical specimens
  • UPDATE: Ministry of Health Botulism Guide for Health Care Professionals
  • REMINDERS: Botulism clinical representation, diagnosis, and treatment

April 14, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 16

  • NEW: COVID-19 anti-viral treatments

April 7, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 15

  • NEW: Select populations eligible for second booster of COVID-19 vaccine
March

March 30, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 14

  • NEW: NOVAVAX (Nuvaxovid) COVID-19 vaccine guidance
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest – Primary Care and Pediatric Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccination

March 9, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 13

  • UPDATE: Eligibility for routine school immunizations expanded
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Guidance for Primary Care Providers
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Integrated Testing & Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance
February

February 28, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 12

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccination after COVID-19 infection
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccination after myocarditis and pericarditis
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccine medical exemptions

February 23, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 11

  • NEW: Recall warning issued for certain powdered infant formulas due to complaints of infant illness (Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport infections).

February 22, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 10

  • NEW: Resuming routine school-based immunizations
  • REMINDER: Meningococcal vaccine ordering
  • REMINDER: Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) reporting
  • UPDATE: Homebound COVID-19 vaccination program expanded to include children 5 to 11 years old
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 therapeutic treatments

February 18, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 9

  • NEW: COVID-19 vaccine booster dose eligibility expanded
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 vaccination medical exemption portal

February 15, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 8

February 7, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 7

  • UPDATE: Revised guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations received outside of Ontario
  • NEW: NACI guidance for COVID-19 vaccination following COVID-19 infection
January

January 31, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 6

  • UPDATE: NACI recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for children
  • UPDATE: Supporting COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11 years of age
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest – Primary Care Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccination

January 26, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 5

  • UPDATE: Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine supply
  • UPDATE: Medical exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccination
  • NEW: 2022 Vaccine fridge inspections
  • NEW: "Confused about COVID-19" resources for patients

January 19, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 4

  • UPDATE: Updated NACI Guidance on COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine Fourth Dose for Moderate to Severely Immunocompromised Individuals
  • UPDATE: New COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Rockwood Mall

January 14, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 3

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccine Fourth Dose for Moderate to Severely Immunocompromised Individuals
  • NEW: COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemption
  • NEW: Vaccine Clinic for the Black, African, and Caribbean communities
  • REMINDER: Expression of Interest – Primary Care Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccination

January 10, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 2

  • UPDATE: Reporting Out of Province COVID-19 vaccinations
  • UPDATE: Viral vector COVID-19 vaccines
  • NEW: COVID-19 Vaccine Fourth Dose for Seniors in long-term care, retirement homes and select congregate settings
  • NEW: Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine shortage and prioritization
  • NEW: Family COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar for Black, African and Caribbean Communities in Peel

January 7, 2022 Vol. 15, No. 1

  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Case and Contact Management Guidelines
  • UPDATE: COVID-19 Testing Guidance and Eligibility
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