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Newsletters from the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer
July 18, 2025: Immunization Update (Part 1) - Pneumococcal Vaccine, Avian Influenza, Mpox
June 27, 2025: Measles Update
February 21, 2025: Measles Update
January 20, 2025: New Nirsevimab Dosage Guidelines
January 20, 2025: Norovirus
November 15, 2024: Avian Influenza
November 8, 2024: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody for infants (nirsevimab)
October 2, 2024: Fall Influenza and Covid-19 Vaccination Starts Soon
September 6 2024: Rising pertussis cases
August 30, 2024: WHO declaration on mpox
June 07, 2024: Tick Exposures FAQ for Healthcare Providers
March 07, 2024: Global increase in measles cases
December 15, 2023: Syphilis update: explaining system of care
November 17, 2023: HPV update: new cervical cancer screening program, access to vaccines
September 2023: Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine campaign – information for physicians and nurse practitioners
September 2023: Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine campaign – information for long-term care sites
Joint Letters to Emergency Management Coordinators from the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer
April 2024: Extreme Heat Information for Community Partners and Local Government
April 2024: Wildfire Smoke Information for Community Partners and Local Government
November 1, 2023: Health Impacts of the Winter Season: Information for Community Health Partners and Local Governments
June 27, 2023: 2023 Wildfire Smoke Information for Community and Local Governments
June 27, 2023: Joint Letter - Extreme Heat
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Newsletters from the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer
Recent newsletters are available below in PDF format.
July 26, 2023: Escalating Syphilis Outbreak #352
June 7, 2023: Health considerations: Climate Change and Hotter, Drier Summers #351
April 12, 2023: Tuberculosis in the Cowichan Valley Region #350A
April 12, 2023: Tuberculosis cluster in South Island, COVID-19 Spring Boosters #350
- 2022
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December 7, 2022: Influenza Update #349
November 29, 2022: Haemophilius Influenza Type B Outbreak #348
September 29, 2022: Facilities Influenza #347
September 29, 2022: Primary Care Influenza #346
Newsletter #345 is for Superintendents only.
July 15, 2022: Monkeypox Update #344
June 22, 2022: Monkeypox Update #343
June 8, 2022: Monkeypox Update #342
June 7, 2022: Climate Change and Hotter, Dryer Summers #341
January 26, 2022: COVID-19 Update #340
- 2021
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December 13, 2021: COVID-19 Update #339
November 4, 2021: COVID-19 Update #338
September 23, 2021: Primary Care Provider Influenza Letter #337
September 23, 2021: Facilities Influenza Prevention and Control 2021-22 #336
September 22, 2021: COVID-19 Update #335
September 8, 2021: Letter to Primary Care Physicians
August 24, 2021: COVID-19 Update #334
June 29, 2021: COVID-19 Update #333
June 7, 2021: COVID-19 Update #332
April 30, 2021: COVID-19 Update #331
April 9, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Update #330 - CEV Process
March 30, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Update #329
February 22, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Update #328 - FAQs
February 10, 2021: COVID-19 Update #327
February 3, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Update #326 - AEFIs
January 26, 2021: COVID-19 Update #325 - Patient Guidance
January 6, 2021: COVID-19 Update #324
- 2020
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December 16, 2020: COVID-19 Update #323
September 30, 2020: COVID-19 Update #322
September 22, 2020: Flu Newsletter Long-Term Care Facilities #321
September 22, 2020: Flu Newsletter Community Vaccine Providers #320
August 21, 2020: COVID-19 Update #319
July 14, 2020: COVID-19 Update #318
March 17, 2020: COVID-19 Update #317
March 13, 2020: COVID-19 Update #316
March 6, 2020: COVID-19 Update #315
February 27, 2020: COVID-19 Update #314
February 3, 2020: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from China Update #313
January 27, 2020: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from China Update #312
January 16, 2020: Novel Conavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, China #311
- 2019
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September 23, 2019: Pulmonary Disease Associated with Vaping #310
September 23, 2019: Flu Newsletter Community Vaccine Providers #309
September 23, 2019: Flu Newsletter Long-Term Care Facilities #308
July 22, 2019: Rabies #307
May 31, 2019: Measles Update #305
April 17, 2019: Measles Update #304
April 4, 2019: Measles Update #303
March 6, 2019: Measles Update #302
February 20, 2019: Measles update #301
February 19, 2019: HIV Prophylaxis, Syphilis and Treated STI Contacts #300
- 2018
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September 19, 2018: Facilities Influenza Prevention and Control 2018-19 #299
September 19, 2018: 2018-19 Seasonal Influenza Immunization Campaign begins in October #298
May 8, 2018: Miscellaneous Updates #297
March 22, 2018: Illness associated with herring eggs #296
January 16, 2018: HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Announcement #295
January 12, 2018: January 2018 Influenza Update #294
- 2017
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November 8, 2017: Hantavirus #292
September 2017: Immunization Update #291
September 18, 2017: Facilities Influenza Prevention and Control 2017-18 #290
September 18, 2017: 2017-18 Seasonal Influenza Immunization Campaign begins in October #289
September 1, 2017: Hepatitis A Exposure from Contaminated Pineapple Products #288
July 27, 2017: Syphilis Rates Still Rising on Vancouver Island #287
June 30, 2017: Cyclospora Outbreak #285
April 3, 2017: FAQ Marijuana Edibles #284
February 7, 2017: Carfentanil #283
February 8, 2017: Request to Physicians to Join Network to Treat Opioid Use Disorders #282
January 18, 2017: Current Overdose Crisis and the Role of the Primary Care Provider #281
- 2016
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September 28, 2016: Seasonal Influenza Campaign #279
Facilities Influenza Newsletter #280September 15, 2016: Enterovirus D68: Information for Providers Likely to see Severe Cases #278
September 7, 2016: Immunization Update #277
August 3, 2016: Sustained Pertussis and Mumps #276
July 8, 2016: Mumps Update #275
June 3, 2016: Overdose Essentials #274
April 19, 2016: Syphilis and Zika Virus Update #273
March 11, 2016: Zika Virus Update No 2 #272
February 9, 2016: Get Checked Online #271
February 5, 2016: Zika Virus Update #270
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