Guidelines on infection prevention and control practices for the management of respiratory illness in physician outpatient offices in Prince Edward Island.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, encourages Islanders to continue prevention measures learned over the last two years this holiday weekend, especially when attending events and gatherings. This is an important time for...
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...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that there are eight individuals in hospital who have COVID-19. There are four people in hospital due to COVID-19 and four people in hospital who were admitted for other reasons and were COVID positive on admission...
Premier Dennis King and Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, have announced that public health measures will plan to ease slightly throughout Prince Edward Island effective Monday, January 31. “Last week, additional measures were implemented in response to very...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced 137 new cases of COVID-19 and 84 recoveries in PEI since last reporting on Friday, December 31. These new cases are still under investigation and contact tracing is underway. There are currently 867 active cases of...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announces that wastewater collection to test for COVID-19 (SARS-Co V-2) will begin on May 5th, 2022 in Charlottetown and Summerside. Testing and monitoring wastewater (sewage) for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 will detect the...
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...