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Ontario plans to use up soon-to-be expired vaccines as second dose for AstraZeneca recipients

Ontario plans to use up soon-to-be expired vaccines as second dose for AstraZeneca recipients

Province assures vaccine takers that the second dose will be safe
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Public Health Sudbury reports three new cases of COVID-19 for May 22

Public Health Sudbury reports three new cases of COVID-19 for May 22

There are now 40 active cases being monitored by local health officials
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Lori Fiorino walks the track to raise money for a second MRI at Health Sciences North

Lori Fiorino walks the track to raise money for a second MRI at Health Sciences North

Sudbury woman uses her birthday to work toward a gift for the entire region
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Ontario drops COVID-19 vaccine age eligibility to Youth 12+

Ontario drops COVID-19 vaccine age eligibility to Youth 12+

COVID-19 vaccine booking expanding to youth 12+ ahead of schedule
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Heading to camp for the long weekend? Stay-at-home order says you have to stay less than 24 hours

Heading to camp for the long weekend? Stay-at-home order says you have to stay less than 24 hours

Public Health Sudbury offers reminders of provincial guidelines ahead of Victoria Day weekend
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Outdoor visits allowed starting Saturday at Ontario long-term care homes

Outdoor visits allowed starting Saturday at Ontario long-term care homes

LTC residents in Ontario can visit outdoors with friends and family starting this weekend, the province announced Friday
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Northern Ontario has had the highest opioid death rate in the province during COVID-19

Northern Ontario has had the highest opioid death rate in the province during COVID-19

With Sudbury district having the highest opioid death per 100,000 population in the province, local Board of Health approves a pan-Northern strategy to find solutions
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Looming crisis: Long-term care sector worried for the future as staffing levels dwindle

Looming crisis: Long-term care sector worried for the future as staffing levels dwindle

An aging population, a growing wave of retirements and pandemic fatigue, the Ontario Long-term Care Assoc. is worried it won’t be able to meet the demands of the system without planning
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Public Health Sudbury reports two new cases of COVID-19 for May 20

Public Health Sudbury reports two new cases of COVID-19 for May 20

There are now 45 active cases being monitored by local health officials
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Of 105,000 vaccine doses (and counting) given in the region, only 118 have been wasted

Of 105,000 vaccine doses (and counting) given in the region, only 118 have been wasted

What’s more, Public Health Sudbury has been able to harvest more than 1,000 doses from the extra vaccine included in each vial
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