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Chickenpox: I thought you knew!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

Something happens to you (or at least it happens to me) when you’ve been in health care for over 20 years. You sometimes assume that everybody knows at least the basics about certain illnesses. But every now and then, a … Continue reading →

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Letter to parents about vaccinations and Halton’s measles outbreak

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Andrea Scott RN

Dear Parent or Caregiver, As I write this there have been six reported cases of measles in Halton Region. These six people, in the time they were infected to before they realized they had measles, have also been in contact with hundreds of other … Continue reading →