| COVID-19 vaccine administration in primary care settings |
COVID-19 vaccines are the best way to protect against COVID-19. The Health Department is looking to onboard additional primary care providers to administer COVID-19 vaccines to Durham Region residents.
Primary care providers are invited to send an email to covidvaccine@durham.ca outlining interest in administering COVID-19 vaccines. Please provide the following information in your email:
- Site name
- Site address
- Contact name (first and last)
- Phone number (including extension if applicable)
- Email address
- Vaccine fridge number
A Health Department representative will follow up with interested providers to begin COVID-19 vaccine administration. For more information, please see Fax about... COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Primary Care Settings. |
| What is the Health Department’s role in managing and monitoring COVID-19? |
| Durham Region Health Department works closely with individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This is done to help identify potential risk for other community members who may have had contact with the person diagnosed with COVID-19 while they were ill. This includes identifying and assessing the risk of exposure for individuals (e.g. health care providers who provided care for the individuals while they were ill) and community settings (e.g. clinic waiting rooms, public transit etc.). As the scope of Durham Region Health Department’s COVID-19 response expands to address both vaccine administration and case and contact management, the Health Department is receiving assistance from the Provincial Workforce for case and contact management. Residents who test positive for COVID-19 may receive follow-up calls from the Provincial Workforce as well as a text message, asking them to complete a voluntary assessment form. Completing this helps Durham Region Health Department with the important work of contact tracing. All information collected is kept confidential and protected by Ontario’s strict privacy laws and will only be used for public health purposes. |
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| Ontario Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-Term Care and World Health Organization (WHO) guidance documents and signage |
*NOTE: As the list of impacted countries is rapidly evolving, health professionals are encouraged to consult Tables 1 and 2 in the daily WHO situation report to help inform their decision making around whether or not to test a patient for COVID-19.
WHO situation reports
The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-Term Care have produced guidance documents for a number of health sectors related to COVID-19. These documents will be updated as necessary.
Access these sector specific documents Signage
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| Ontario Medical Association documents |
| Ontario Medical Association coronavirus summary of primary care guidance
January, 31, 2020 (V1) |
| Public Health Agency of Canada resources |
| Public Health Agency of Canada awareness resources (Posters translated for English, French, Chinese)
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