submitted by Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
As of January 30, 2023 a total of 530,282 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) region since January 2021.
716 COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the previous week.
Our vaccination dashboard, available on our website, has all the details and will be updated again Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
Health Canada reports no elevated risk of mRNA vaccines causing strokes. As of January 1, more than 7 million bivalent mRNA vaccines have been administered to date in Canada and both PHAC and Health Canada have not observed an increased risk of strokes.
Alberta Health Services has declared an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in parts of southern Alberta. Whooping cough can be very dangerous to infants, and is preventable by routine vaccination. By age two, children should have received four doses of the pertussis vaccine. Vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect against many serious diseases.
Scarborough Health Network provides one-to-one confidential phone conversations with a doctor to answer questions about vaccines in a supportive, multi-lingual space.
School Immunization Program
Immunizations given in the school program:
Meningococcal ACYW-135 one dose
Hepatitis B two doses, 6 months apart
HPV 9 two doses, 6 months apart
Dates and locations of school clinics in NG area (beginning with grades 9-12):
Notre Dame Catholic High School – February 17
North Grenville High School – February 23
Any changes to this schedule will be communicated through the your child’s school.
To check what the Health Unit currently has on record for your child’s immunizations – you can use the ICON portal (will need their health card to sign in)
