Masking still required
April 22nd, update
Provincial masking requirements which were set to expire on April 27, 2022 are being extended in current settings until 12:00 a.m. on June 11, 2022, including:
public transit;
health care settings (e.g., hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics
that provide health care services, laboratories, specimen collection centres, and home and community care);
long-term care homes;
retirement homes;
and shelters and other congregate care settings that provide care and services to medically and socially vulnerable individuals.
Upcoming Vaccination Clinics
Visit North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit for upcoming vaccination clinics.
As of March 31st, 2022
Masks are still required when coming the Rugged Shores Family Health, Medical Associates, or the Parry Sound Family Health Team
March 9, 2022
Ontario has updated its COVID-19 isolation guidelines for individuals who have been exposed to someone who has COVID-19. If you’re sick, please remember to stay home to help keep our communities healthy and safe.
Patient Resources
The Department of Community and Family Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) have created a new series of patient resources that teams can use to help patients make sense of the latest guidance around COVID/Omicron.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Primary care providers and patients can be confident. Standards of safety, efficacy, and quality have not been compromised to expedite the approval of COVID-19 vaccines
Health Canada oversight of COVID-19 vaccines will NOT stop at approval. Health Canada will monitor the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness now and into the future.
Research into the value of mRNA for vaccinations has been progressing for over ten years. Though the new vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine approved for use in humans, mRNA has been successfully used in cancer treatments.
Monday to Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Rugged Shores Family Health | 705.746.2181
Medical Associates I 705.746.9382
60 Bowes Street, Parry Sound, Ontario