March Break – a Great Time
to Vaccinate!
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties/March
13, 2017 - Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) has issued
suspension notices to local students
March Break – a Great Time
to Vaccinate!
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties/March
13, 2017 - Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) has issued
suspension notices to local students with incomplete immunization records.
Vaccine-preventable diseases,
such as measles, mumps and whooping cough, are still a threat. They continue to
infect children, resulting in hospitalizations every year.
1,400 suspension notices were
issued last week to students with incomplete immunization records. This is the
second and final notice to go out to students.
Students must provide updated immunization records, conscientious
objections, or medical exemptions to Public Health prior to Friday April 21st to avoid
suspension.
For the convenience of students
and parents, additional vaccination clinics are being offered by Public Health
during March Break as outlined below.
Immunization Clinics
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BELLEVILLE
179 North Park St. 613-966-5500 x
221
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TRENTON
499 Dundas St.
West
613-394-4831
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PICTON
35 Bridge St.,
Suite 1
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BANCROFT
Locations listed
below
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MADOC
Centre
Hastings SS
129 Elgin Street
|
Monday, Mar. 13 By
appointment
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Monday, Mar. 13 By
appointment
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Monday, Mar. 13
9-11:30, 1-3:30
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Thursday, Mar. 16
9-11:30,
1:00-2:30
1P Manor Lane
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Thursday, Apr. 20 8-2*
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Friday, Mar. 17 By appointment
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Friday, Mar. 17 By appointment
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Thursday, Apr. 20
9-11:30, 1-3:30
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Thursday,
Apr. 20 12-6*
North Hastings High
School: 14 Monck St.
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Friday, Apr. 21 8-2*
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Thursday, Apr. 20 By appointment
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Thursday, Apr. 20 By
appointment
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Friday, Apr. 21
8:30-11:30,
1-3:30
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Friday, Apr. 21
8:30-12, 1-2
1P Manor Lane
|
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Friday, Apr. 21
8:30-4
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Friday,
Apr. 21
8:30-11:30, 1-3
|
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*Clinics held at North Hastings High
School and Centre Hastings Secondary School are only available to elementary
and secondary students who have received a suspension letter.
To book an
appointment at the Belleville office, please call 613-966-5500 x 221 To book an
appointment at the Trenton office, please call 613-394-4831
If you have received a suspension notice and
the immunizations have already been given by your Health Care Provider, please
contact Public Health to provide vaccine information. This can be done by:
Phone
613-966-5500 ext. 221
Taking a photo of the updated record and email
to:
cdcimm@hpeph.ca
along with your child’s name, date of birth and health card number
In person at any of our offices in Belleville,
Trenton, Picton or Bancroft
About Hastings
Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings
Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) operates one of 36 health units across
Ontario. HPEPH provides dozens of programs and services, along with reliable
health information, to a population of approximately 150,000 people in a 7,000
square km catchment area encompassing 17 municipalities.
HPEPH's
mission is to enable the people in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties to
achieve and maintain optimal health through health protection and promotion, as
well as disease and injury prevention. For more information, please visit
www.hpepublichealth.ca. You can also find us on
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