Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. “The current outbreak is a reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can spread. We continue to focus on limiting the extent of the outbreak and containing further spread of...
The first COVID-19 pediatric vaccine clinic was held on Prince Edward Island today, making the vaccine available to children between 5 and 11 years. “I had the privilege to attend pediatric vaccination in Summerside today. This is a great day as we provide young Islanders and...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced new precautionary and temporary measures in response to the Omicron variant of concern. “The situation with Omicron is evolving and we will know more about how transmissible this variant is in the coming weeks. I am...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that there are 15 individuals in hospital being treated for COVID-19, including two people in the Intensive Care Unit. There are five other people in hospital who were admitted for other reasons and were COVID...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 50s and recently travelled outside of Prince Edward Island. Contact tracing is complete, and the individual is self-isolating. There are...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is in their 50s, one is in their 30s and two are in their 20s. One individual is a close contact of a previously announced case; two...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 110 new cases of COVID-19. These new cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. There have been 2,573 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. There will be an update on recoveries and...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19. One of the cases, a female in her 20s, is linked to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other, a woman in her 40s, is a close contact of a previously...
What is Paxlovid™? Paxlovid™ (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is an oral antiviral medication for some adults who have COVID-19 that are at higher risk of severe illness. Who is eligible to get Paxlovid™ in PEI? Not everyone who tests positive for COVID-19 would benefit from antiviral...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one additional death related to COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in the age category of 80 years and above. “I am deeply saddened to report that another individual has passed away related to COVID...