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COVID-19 Weekly Data Report for May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 Nova Scotia is reporting 1,584 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, 40 hospitalizations and 13 deaths during the seven-day period ending May 23. The number of new cases – including those linked to long-term care outbreaks – continues to decline, as does the number of new hospitalizations. “The pandemic isn’t over, but as […]
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COVID-19 Regulations Suspended as of June 1, 2022
May 26, 2022 COVID-19 Vaccine Regulations under the Health Protection and Promotion Act which came into effect in December 2021, will be suspended as of June 1, 2022. These regulations required employees and service providers of certain businesses, facilities and organizations to be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical exemption. Given the current epidemiology […]
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Samqwan/Samaqan+Sage Newsletter • PSpring 2022 (Issue 6) – AFNWA
Leading progress, innovation, and a long-term solution for water and wastewater management for Atlantic First Nations communities. The Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) is a not-for-profit, pan-Wabanaki Territory water utility that is owned and operated by First Nations, for First Nations. Our goal is to provide clean drinking water and safe wastewater services to […]
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Eskasoni boy with rare disease gets wish granted for trip to Disney World – CBC
May 23, 2022 9-year-old Francis jij Googoo is going blind from rare Bardet-Beidl syndrome Liam Googoo, 7, always looks out for his older brother. Francis jij Googoo, 9, from Eskasoni First Nation in Nova Scotia has autism and is non-verbal so Liam will make sure kids on the playground don’t tease Francis, and he helps […]
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Mask mandate for schools, early learning and child care centers to end May 24th
May 20, 2022 hief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announced that Prince Edward Island will be ending the mandate for students and staff to wear masks in early learning and child care centers, K-12 public and private schools and on school buses on May 24, 2022. “The number of cases of COVID-19 in children […]
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COVID-19 Weekly Data Report for May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022 Nova Scotia is reporting 2,513 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, 59 hospitalizations and 24 deaths during the seven-day period ending May 16. The number of new cases – including those linked to long-term care facility outbreaks – and the number of new hospital admissions continue to decline, as they have since the […]
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Nunatsiavut Government: Protect yourself and others from influenza
May 17, 2022 Public Health officials with the Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of Health and Social Development are advising residents of the five Labrador Inuit communities of Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet to take measures to protect themselves and others from influenza and other respiratory illnesses. Commonly known as “the flu”, influenza is a contagious […]
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AHCJ and NAJA co-host “Health Equity: Aging and Health Care Disparities in Indigenous Communities” webinar June 2
May 16, 2022 NAJA roundtable is the third in collaborative series focused on health equity in Indian Country The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) will co-host the one-hour “Health Equity: Aging and Health Care Disparities in Indigenous Communities” webinar via Zoom on Thursday, June 2 at 12 […]
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Horizon Health Network creates Indigenous patient navigator role to offer culturally safe care – CBC
May 16, 2022 Horizon hired two navigators who began work in April to help Indigenous patients In an effort to provide better care, the Horizon Health Network has created a new role of Indigenous patient navigator. The role was conceived through years of consultation with First Nation stakeholders. Shyanne Tatton is one of two navigators […]
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Islanders 60 years and older among those now eligible for second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to increase protection
May 13, 2022 Prince Edward Island is expanding eligibility for second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to include all Islanders 60 years of age and older living in the community to increase their protection against COVID-19 and its variants. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]
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