Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
Cathy2021-12-02T17:43:00-05:00Updated May 12, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines authorized by Health Canada What are mRNA vaccines? Messenger RNA (mRNA) is found in all our cells and mRNA act as a “recipe” or a set of instructions that tells our cells on how to make proteins. Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines use mRNA that enables our cells [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
Cathy2021-04-23T10:36:39-05:00Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton’s Medical Officer of Health, has created a short video about vaccine safety. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fya-bpP1HM
Vaccines and Blood Clot Risks
Cathy2021-04-20T15:43:53-05:00Science Table Covid-19 Advisory for Ontario Lay Summary What do we know so far? The United Kingdom, European Union, and Scandinavian countries have reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appears to be associated with rare cases of serious blood clots, including blood clots in the brain. These blood clots have two important features: they occur 4 to 20 [...]
Being Proactive – Taking Care of Your Health
Julie2021-12-02T14:46:18-05:00Good health is something that many of us take for granted until it is too late. It is important to do all that we can to prevent disease by taking care of our bodies in terms of nutrition, exercise and flexibility. Fortunately, we can also detect some diseases in the early stages, thereby improving the [...]
Immunizations Keep Ontarians Healthy
Cathy2020-10-13T15:11:37-05:00To view or submit a family member's immunizations to public health please use this link: https://hrhd.icon.ehealthontario.ca/#!/welcome
Managing Sinusitis
Julie2020-10-07T14:20:00-05:00Sinusitis is often caused by viruses which are not killed with antibiotics; even if sinusitis is caused by bacterial germs that antibiotics can kill, antibiotics are often not required Treatment of sinusitis includes the following: using Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) or Naproxen (Aleve) for fever or painusing salt water nose sprays (many [...]
Croup
Julie2020-10-07T12:54:12-05:00What is croup? Croup is an infection that causes the lining of the voice box (larynx) and windpipe (trachea) to swell making breathing difficult and noisy. Croup is usually brought on by a viral illness, such as the flu or a bad cold. It most commonly affects children between one and six years of age, [...]
Sore Throat
Julie2021-12-02T17:53:28-05:00What causes a sore throat? Sore throat (your doctor may call it pharyngitis- fair-en-jy-tis) can be caused by many things: • viruses (such as the one that causes the common cold) • bacteria (such as the one that causes strep throat, see below) • mucus draining from your sinuses to your throat • irritation from [...]
How to Treat A Chest Cold
Julie2021-12-02T17:44:16-05:00What causes a chest cold? An infection in the lining of the tubes (the "bronchi") that carry air into your lungs. When these tubes get infected, they swell, and mucus (thick fluid often called "phlegm" or "sputum") forms. The infection is almost always caused by a virus, and antibiotics do not help clear the infection [...]