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Three New Cases Announced; COVID-19 Update for Prince Edward Island
2021-03-30
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
The individuals, two people under the age of 19 and one person in their 40s, are linked to a previously announced case. These individuals have been in self-isolation since being...
Prince Edward Island follows national recommendation to pause administration of AstraZeneca vaccine for those under 55 years of age
2021-03-29
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that Prince Edward Island will pause the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine for those under 55 years of age in the province.
“The risk of developing a health problem after being immunized is very low and serious side effects...
Three new positive cases of COVID-19 in PEI
2021-03-26
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
The individuals are two men in their 20s and one man in his 40s. All three cases are related to travel outside of the Atlantic region and all tested positive through...
One new positive case of COVID-19 in PEI
2021-03-25
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
The individual is a female in her 30s, a close contact of a previously announced case. She has been in self-isolation since being identified as a close contact. She...
Two new positive cases of COVID-19 in PEI; Vaccine rollout update
2021-03-23
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
One individual is a female under the age of 19, a close contact of the cases announced on Friday, March 19. She has been in self-isolation since being identified as a close...
Two new positive cases of COVID-19 in PEI
2021-03-22
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
One individual is a man in his 20s who travelled from outside Atlantic Canada. He initially tested negative, and then tested positive. He is in self-isolation and being...
Four new positive cases of COVID-19 in PEI
2021-03-19
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced four new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
One individual is a man in his 20s who travelled from outside Atlantic Canada. He tested positive on routine testing, is in self-isolation and being followed by public...
One new positive case of COVID-19 in PEI; vaccine rollout update
2021-03-16
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island.
The individual is a man in his 20s who travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. He is self-isolating and being followed by public health daily.
As of Saturday, almost 16,000...
Eased public health restrictions announced for PEI
2021-03-12
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced eased public health restrictions for Prince Edward Island.
“The recent circuit breaker measures and the 72 hour modified red level alert have allowed us to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and slow the spread in PEI,”...
Pharmacist assessment for UTI available free of charge April 1
2021-03-11
Pharmacists will soon be able to assess and prescribe for uncomplicated urinary tract infections for eligible Islanders, free of charge.
“This publicly funded service will ease the financial burden on Islanders and also alleviate some of the pressure on other providers in the health care system...