A new incentive will provide a cash reward to people who help bring experienced registered nurses into Prince Edward Island’s healthcare system. The PEI Experienced Registered Nurse (RN) Referral Program encourages Islanders to promote the benefits of living and working in PEI to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, encourages individuals in PEI who are at high risk of severe illness to receive an additional COVID-19 booster dose to book an appointment if it has been 6 months since their last dose (and 3 months since a COVID-19 infection)...
Prince Edward Island is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include all children 6 months of age and older to increase their protection against COVID-19 and its variants. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new positive case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is between the ages of 10 to 19 years and is a student at West Royalty Elementary School in Charlottetown. The case is currently under...
The province’s smoking cessation program has assisted over 1,700 Islanders in quitting smoking or using tobacco products over the last year. The PEI Smoking Cessation Program offers Islanders who are ready to quit using tobacco with a minimum of 12 weeks of nicotine replacement...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individuals are both in their 20s, one is a close contact of the case announced yesterday and the other is unrelated. Both individuals recently...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, today confirmed that there are no new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province and all test results received in the last 24 hours have come back negative. Last weekend, Dr. Morrison announced an outbreak...
Today, the Government of Prince Edward Island announced they are dropping the age of eligibility for the free shingles vaccine from 65 to 60 years of age starting immediately. “Lowering the age eligibility for the shingles vaccine program from 65 to age 60 will ensure that we can...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced two new positive cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One individual is in their 20s and one is in their 40s, both recently travelled outside of Atlantic Canada. The two cases are unrelated to one another...
The Chief Public Health Office is warning Islanders of the presence of blue–green algae in MacLures Pond, Murray River, Prince Edward Island. Blue-green algae may form scum on the surface of freshwater ponds or lakes and can cause skin rashes and irritation of the eyes of...