Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both in their 40s with a history of travel outside PEI. Contact tracing is complete, the individuals are self-isolating. There is a new flight...
Prince Edward Island is now offering a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Islanders 70 years of age and older and other populations to increase their protection against COVID-19 and its variants. Earlier this week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is encouraging all eligible Islanders to protect themselves and others by getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “PEI is fortunate to have a high overall vaccine uptake in the eligible population, but rates of fully...
The Chief Public Health Office has received an interjurisdictional notification regarding a COVID-19 case who traveled to PEI prior to testing positive. The individual is from Atlantic Canada and recently tested positive in their home jurisdiction. The individual was on Prince...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals, both in their 50s, are close contacts of a previously announced case related to domestic travel outside Atlantic Canada. Both cases are...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two additional cases of COVID-19. Both cases are linked to the outbreak at the West Royalty School. One of the cases is a student at École La-Belle-Cloche in Souris and attended school today, Thursday, September 16...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in the province. One of the individuals is between the age of 10 and 19, one is in their 20s and one is in their 30s. Two of the individuals are close contacts of a previously announced...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is encouraging parents and guardians of children ages 5 to 11 years to book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. “It is concerning the uptake among 5 to 11 year old children has slowed considerably. I urge parents and guardians of...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is recommending a further delay to the opening of public and private schools to in-class learning until January 17, with a further assessment next week. The Chief Public Health Office has prepared Back to School Guidance for...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 in the province related to travel. The case is a man in his 30s who arrived in PEI following travel outside Atlantic Canada. He has mild symptoms, is self...