The Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has released details for the Back to School Guidance for the 2022-2023 school year in preparation for back to school. Routine public health measures for managing COVID-19 and other respiratory illness are recommended to...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, reminds Islanders that a COVID-19 booster dose is currently available in PEI. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) released updated guidance on an additional booster COVID-19 dose for Spring 2024. The COVID-19...
Island schools are getting set to reopen for in-class learning on Monday, January 31, with heightened health and safety measures in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission for students, staff and families. “As we plan for the reopening of in-person learning, the safety...
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...
School communities can prepare for a near-normal return to school in September. Today, the Department of Education and Lifelong learning, in partnership with the Public Schools Branch and La Commission scolaire de langue français released details for the 2021-2022 school year...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, says continuing to follow public health measures is key as we continue to manage COVID-19 and look ahead to the ‘new normal.’ Islanders are reminded that they should only travel outside of the Atlantic Bubble for essential...
Atlantic Premiers today urged all Atlantic Canadians to exercise caution during the holiday season to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus across the region. Premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick chaired a teleconference of the Council of Atlantic Premiers. He was joined by...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. The individual is in their 30s and recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada. Contact tracing is complete, and the individual is self-isolating. Prince Edward...
Environmental health professionals work across Prince Edward Island each day to protect the health and safety of Islanders from disease and injury. Environmental Health Officers across Canada are being recognized as part of Environmental Public Health Week from September 20 to 24...
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...