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• St. Thomas city council debates supervised drug consumption site, mayor shows hesitancy

  There were a combined 90 opioid-related deaths in 2021 and 2022, according to the Southwestern Public Health Unit, up from a combined 44 opioid-related deaths in 2019 and 2020.

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  Mar 14
  
• Elgin, Oxford counties have 40% of recent whooping cough cases in Ontario

  Officials with Southwestern Public Health say there have been 82 confirmed cases of pertussis – also known as whopping cough - in the area over the past 14 months.

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  Mar 8
  
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• Middlesex-London Health Unit confirms measles case in London, Ont.

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health say the person lives in London and works at Nova Steel in Woodstock.

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  Feb 18
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• 1st monkeypox case reported in Elgin-Oxford, Southwestern Public Health says

  Very few details have been made public about the first active case of monkeypox in the Elgin Oxford County region, but the case involves an adult male, health officials said.

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  Sep 15, 2022
• Southwestern Public Health study shows indirect impact pandemic had on mental health, other issues

  A new report from Southwestern Public Health sheds light on the indirect health impacts COVID-19 has had on the community regarding mental health, unemployment and other effects.

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  Jun 1, 2022
• COVID-19: MLHU to remove weekend phone booking for vaccine appointments

  The phone line update marks the latest move as health units in the region pivot their COVID-19 response to align with their regular operations and processes.

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  Mar 25, 2022
• SWPH say saline solution vaccine mistake was detected after their supply was checked on Nov. 30

  Officials with SWPH are sharing more details about how some people got injected with saline instead of a COVID-19 booster shot at a St. Thomas vaccine clinic last month.

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  Dec 22, 2021
• Saline solution mistakenly administered instead of COVID-19 vaccine in St. Thomas: SWPH

  SWPH says up to six people may have received a saline solution instead of a COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 30. It says no children under 11 were impacted.

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  Dec 21, 2021
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• COVID-19: Case cluster identified in St. Thomas involving people experiencing homelessness

  None of the COVID cases are confirmed or suspected to be related to the newer and highly-transmissible Omicron variant, SWPH spokesperson Megan Cornwell said in an email.

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  Dec 14, 2021
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• COVID-19: As cases rise in Elgin-Oxford, some municipalities will have capacity limits reinstated

  Aylmer, Bayham, Blandford-Blenheim, Malahide, Norwich, South-West Oxford, Tillsonburg, and West Elgin will see capacity limits reinstated as of Thursday.

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  Nov 29, 2021