Public Health

Michael Kras
14 Mar 2022

Hamilton has made wastewater data available to help track COVID-19

The City of Hamilton has now made local wastewater data public online as a means of tracking the status of COVID-19 in the city. This comes after months of the city resisting making its wastewater dat...

Michael Kras
11 Mar 2022

Hamilton public school board votes to keep masks until April 15th

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has become the first public school board in the province to announce that they will be maintaining mask-wearing for a while longer. This move comes...

Michael Kras
09 Mar 2022

Ontario plans to remove mask mandates after March Break

Just over a week after proof of vaccination in select settings was lifted province-wide, the Ontario government has announced its plans to drop provincial mask mandates following March Break. Ontario�...

Michael Kras
28 Feb 2022

Proof of vaccination, capacity limits are lifted in Hamilton this week

In line with the Ontario government’s plans, Hamilton will see mandated capacity limits and proof of vaccination policies lifted this week in applicable settings. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, busi...

Michael Kras
24 Feb 2022

Health Canada approves first homegrown, plant-based COVID-19 vaccine

Canada’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine officially received full approval from Health Canada on Wednesday. The vaccine, created by Quebec-based Medicago, isn’t just notable for being the first a...

Michael Kras
17 Feb 2022

Hamilton philanthropist Charles Juravinski dies at 92

Charles Juravinski – a businessman and philanthropist known for his multimillion dollar investments in healthcare in Hamilton – has died at the age of 92. Hand-in-hand with his wife of 65 years, M...

Michael Kras
16 Feb 2022

Hamilton opens COVID-19 vaccine boosters to ages 12-17 this week

Hamilton public health is officially opening up booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents ages 12 to 17 this week. Beginning this Friday, February 18th in line with Ontario governmen...

Michael Kras
15 Feb 2022

McMaster University researchers develop inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

The brilliant scientists and researchers at Hamilton’s McMaster University have developed an inhaled form of vaccine against COVID-19 that is yielding promising results. A release from the universit...

Michael Kras
14 Feb 2022

Ontario announces plans to remove COVID-19 measures

The Ontario government has announced its plans to remove some province-wide protections against COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford spoke on Monday morning to reveal the province’s plans to let go of measur...

Michael Kras
09 Feb 2022

Ontario is now giving out COVID-19 rapid tests through grocery stores

Let’s try this again, shall we? After a move to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests through LCBO locations fell fantastically short, the Ontario government has begun to distribute rapid tests through ov...