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29 March 2021 / Media Releases
Dryden COVID-19 Case Update
There has been a confirmed case of the UK variant in a high school student in Dryden. Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) expects more variant cases to be confirmed in the...
Read More 29 March 2021 / Media Releases
COVID-19 vaccine clinics full across NWHU region
Please be advised that all COVID-19 vaccine clinics across the region are now full for the next two weeks. Due to Moderna vaccine supply shortages, some clinic dates must be...
Read More 29 March 2021 / Media Releases
This Spring Break, Do Your Part: Stop the Surge
As we approach the Easter holiday and spring break, the northern Medical Officers of Health are asking all community members in northern Ontario to work together to prevent another surge...
Read More 29 March 2021 / Media Releases
Northwestern Health Unit and Green Shield Canada Partner to Create Innovative Dental Public Health Program
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) and Green Shield Canada (GSC) are partnering on an innovative dental public health program that will offer access to dental care through several dental clinics and...
Read More 28 March 2021 / Media Releases
Workplace Outbreak in Dryden
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is declaring a workplace outbreak at Walmart in Dryden. A workplace outbreak means that there are at least two cases of COVID-19 in the workplace, we...
Read More 26 March 2021 / Media Releases
Risk of COVID-19 exposure in Dryden
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has identified that there was a low-level risk of COVID-19 exposure in many business locations throughout Dryden between March 9 and March 24, 2021. All individuals...
Read More 19 March 2021 / Media Releases
COVID-19 vaccine appointments available to eligible populations
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) and local partners will offer regularly scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics across the region starting the week of March 22nd. Currently, people born in 1941 or earlier...
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