UPDATE: November 18, 2009
Effective as of today's date, the Halton Region Health Department is providing H1N1 vaccines to everyone in the community. Peel Region will also open their vaccination clinics to the broader public beginning on Thursday, November 19. Please visit their websites for a schedule of vaccination clinics:
www.peelregion.ca
www.halton.ca
UPDATE: November 10, 2009
H1N1 Vaccine Now Available at Sheridan for High Risk Groups
Additional Communications:
In the wake of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak this past spring, Sheridan activated its Pandemic Emergency Response Team (ERT) under the leadership of Karam Daljit, Vice-President, Finance and Administration. The ERT began meeting on May 1 to begin activation of the Pandemic Plan. The ERT's mandate is to ensure that Sheridan is well-prepared from an operational and organizational standpoint to deal with the pandemic should it begin to impact our population. As part of this preparation, we issued the following communications to students and staff on October 26, 2009:
Message to Students: Absence Reporting Procedures
Message to Faculty re: Student Absence Reporting
Message to Sheridan Employees
The Regions of Halton and Peel have announced their schedules for vaccination clinics beginning on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Please click on the link below for more details:
Schedule of Vaccination Clinics
In addition to receiving your vaccination, we urge all members of the community to follow the procedures outlined in the following links to help prevent the spread of infections:
Stop the Spread of Germs: http://www.halton.ca/health/documents/resource_database/stop_the_spread_of_influenza.pdf
Proper Hand Washing: http://www.halton.ca/health/documents/resource_database/hand_washing_for_the_community.pdf
For more information on how to protect yourself and others from the spread of germs, please take a few minutes to view this informative video:
http://www.coughsafe.com/media.html
We also encourage you to visit the following websites for further information:
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/ccom/flu/h1n1/public/tools/assessment/default.aspx
The Public Health Agency of Canada - www.fightflu.ca
Peel Public Health http://www.peelregion.ca/health/pandemic/ Halton Public Health http://www.halton.ca/health/services/communicable_disease/pandemic_influenza.htm Thank you for your attention to this important matter. We will be updating the community on a regular basis as more information becomes available.