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Sunny outlook for summer: Gardner reflects on a year of COVID

Sunny outlook for summer: Gardner reflects on a year of COVID

'We’ve got the tools to be able to proceed and I feel confident that later in the year we’ll be in a much better, safety and happier place,' said Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
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Updated provincial rules mean second dose of vaccine given later

Updated provincial rules mean second dose of vaccine given later

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has announced all second-dose appointments booked with shorter intervals will be cancelled with details for rebooking coming soon
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Ontario reports 1,092 new COVID cases Thursday

Ontario reports 1,092 new COVID cases Thursday

The province has also confirmed 10 deaths, 1,110 recoveries, and 69 new hospitalizations in today's update
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Residents eager to know where they fit in the vaccination plan

Residents eager to know where they fit in the vaccination plan

'There is light at the end of the tunnel with vaccination, but this is only just beginning,' says medical officer of health
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'It’s been a dark year, but I do see brighter days are ahead,' says RVH president

'It’s been a dark year, but I do see brighter days are ahead,' says RVH president

Today marks one year since pandemic was declared; RVH president Janice Skot says a lot has been learned, 'but no one does this alone'
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Barrie hospital CEO reflects on the bad, and the good, brought on by pandemic

Barrie hospital CEO reflects on the bad, and the good, brought on by pandemic

'One of the areas I think we have to really be cognizant of is we cannot deal with overcrowding the same way,' says Skot
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6 Innisfil residents among 39 new COVID cases in region today

6 Innisfil residents among 39 new COVID cases in region today

Testing has now confirmed all three variant strains in Simcoe-Muskoka
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Province sending AstraZeneca to primary care providers in Simcoe Muskoka

Province sending AstraZeneca to primary care providers in Simcoe Muskoka

The new vaccines will be reserved for adults between 60 and 64 years old, and appointments will be made by invitation, so don't call your doctor
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Ontario reports 1,316 new COVID cases Wednesday

Ontario reports 1,316 new COVID cases Wednesday

There are currently 11,311 active cases of COVID-19 in Ontario
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COVID case counts dropping locally, but more variant cases showing up in wastewater testing

COVID case counts dropping locally, but more variant cases showing up in wastewater testing

'It’s being shown now, throughout the world, that this type of wastewater data can provide an early warning,' says researcher
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