COVID-19: Vaccines
Background
Ottawa Public Health has a new COVID-19 Vaccine page at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/COVID19Vaccine which has information on the situation in Ottawa, how the vaccines work and considerations for residents. The City of Ottawa's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force continues work on a plan for vaccine distribution in Ottawa: https://ottawa.ca/en/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-faqs.
It will take many months before large amounts of the population are vaccinated. It is important that Ottawans continue to do what works to reduce the spread of the virus: maintain a two-metre distance from others outside their own household, wear a mask, stay home when sick and wash their hands. In Ottawa, a large amount of spread is happening in private social gatherings such as parties and large family get-togethers. Limiting close contacts is very important in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
All COVID-19 engagement surveys are currently closed. Please check back regularly as we will update this page to seek ongoing feedback as we continue to navigate next steps.
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ottawa, visit ottawapublichealth.ca/coronavirus. For information about municipal service changes and updates, please visit ottawa.ca/covid19.
Background
Ottawa Public Health has a new COVID-19 Vaccine page at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/COVID19Vaccine which has information on the situation in Ottawa, how the vaccines work and considerations for residents. The City of Ottawa's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force continues work on a plan for vaccine distribution in Ottawa: https://ottawa.ca/en/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-faqs.
It will take many months before large amounts of the population are vaccinated. It is important that Ottawans continue to do what works to reduce the spread of the virus: maintain a two-metre distance from others outside their own household, wear a mask, stay home when sick and wash their hands. In Ottawa, a large amount of spread is happening in private social gatherings such as parties and large family get-togethers. Limiting close contacts is very important in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
All COVID-19 engagement surveys are currently closed. Please check back regularly as we will update this page to seek ongoing feedback as we continue to navigate next steps.
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ottawa, visit ottawapublichealth.ca/coronavirus. For information about municipal service changes and updates, please visit ottawa.ca/covid19.
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COVID safe activities or events
over 3 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.What ideas do you have for COVID safe activities and/or events that can increase residents’ sense of community belonging?
SpeedyVeganover 3 years agoLimerick contest
Limericks are an accessible form of poetry, and often humorous. I think a contest would get people focusing on something lighthearted during the dark days of winter. You would have to have some rules (nothing lewd, for example), and you could have one per month. Have a suggested $1 donation for each entry, with money going to a business relief fund or the food bank. The best limerick could be rewarded with being published in the councilors' newsletters and perhaps also receive a gift certificate for something like a massage therapy treatment, to ward of the winter blahs.
0 comment0MikeAover 3 years agoPublic message about spitting
It seems to me that spitting is probably a very ‘transmittable’ behavior in these COVID days…. I do lots of activities that people seem to think it is a normal thing to spit (ie cross country skiing, running, waiting at the bus stop)…lift your face mask and spit without thinking twice about it. I think it would be a very good public message to says spitting is unnecessarily risky to others around you….
0 comment0Concerned Elder Citizenover 3 years agoThere is a persistent myth that being outdoors does not require mask-wearing, regardless of how much distance between people.
Because of these prevalent ambiguities, is it not time to issue a Mandatory Mask requirement whenever people are outside their homes? I believe so.
0 comment1RoseMacover 3 years agoDoes self-isolating 2 weeks before Xmas lower the risk sufficiently for family members to gather Dec 25, in groups of less than 10?
For those who are able to do so, does (totally) self-isolating for two weeks leading up to Christmas lower the risk of family members getting together on December 25th, keeping the number of people below 10 and confirming that all the members have isolated?
0 comment0areau088over 3 years agoFood festival (poutine fest, hot chocolate fest, chili fest, other winter foods)
Something many local restaurants can partake in to promote local businesses, giving folks a reason to get outside and try different food. Nothing brings people together like food. Vendors and seating would be outdoors of course, hand sanny galore, please provide ALL recyclable or compostable takeaway containers
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Innovations in Business
over 3 years agoCLOSED: This idea tool is now closed.Businesses have been working hard to keep up with the required changes to operate safely during COVID-19. What creative solutions have you seen in local businesses to ensure the safety of their staff and customers during the pandemic?
BHPover 3 years agoFor large performance venues, e.g., a cinema that seats 600, what are the criteria to increase its allowed number of patrons above 50?
Publish criteria to increase a large performance venue's seating above 50
0 comment0ashleygmover 3 years agoSmaller daycare centre cohorts
Daycare centres are refusing children with runny nose. Consider decreasing daycare class sizes to minimize contact and transmission of COVID and other viruses. Keeping children at home is not sustainable for many working parents.
0 comment0BHPover 3 years agoIncrease the public's trust in Ottawa PH by posting detailed info - names of businesses and schools - where there were outbreaks
Increase public's trust by posting outbreak details
0 comment0SheridanAvenueover 3 years agoRemove all the unnecessary C19 measures and let businesses reopen fully. Small business owners should be protesting in the street
The emergency is over.
3 comments2sonderover 3 years agoEncourage individuals, businesses, educational organizations to move their activities outdoors
Provide space for gyms to provide outdoor fitness/yoga classes, for sports organizers to hold outdoor sports games for the public (sticking to relatively safer/contact-free sports like singles badminton, track and field, etc.) Encourage schools, colleges and universities to hold classes outdoors as much as possible. Expand bike lane network to encourage cycling instead of public transit. Increase public awareness of the parks and outdoor facilities available for use around the city.
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Supporting local businesses
over 3 years agoCLOSED: This idea tool is now closed.Share how you are supporting local businesses during the pandemic?
JNBalmost 4 years agoMandatory face mask or shields
I’m very open to everyone wearing a face mask or face shield indoors or on a bus. Let’s protect eachother and immune compromised people. We need to make face masks and Face shields accessible for people who can’t afford them.
0 comment0Merlin0245almost 4 years agoidentifiant, symbole pour que les personnes à risque puissent s'auto-identifier devant le public et éviter les colères / ascenseurs, édifice
Promouvoir le symbole que tous puisse reconnaître
0 comment1Tony Calmost 4 years agoSignage along Moodie Drive directing people how to get to the test centre Currently they are visiting business' possibly infecting them
Covid 19 Test Centre 595 Moodie Drive Signage on Moodie Drive
0 comment0Cityofoalmost 4 years agoWearing a mask to enter a business! I protect you/you protect me!
0 comment2High Schoolers' Momalmost 4 years agoGoing to local stores, but always wearing a mask
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Testing for COVID-19
over 3 years agoCLOSED: This idea tool is now closed.Do you have any ideas on how Ottawa Public Health can make testing for COVID-19 easier to access?
ElizEnviroalmost 4 years agoWorkplace surveys for higher-risk occupations
Visiting and mass-testing higher risk, public-facing frontline workplaces, (as has been done with some healthcare workers) to get a better picture of the asymptomatic/community spread. For example: retail/grocery/pharmacy/and public-facing customer service staff, cleaning/janitorial staff, in addition to any measures with healthcare staff such as PSWs, healthcare reception workers, and healthcare workers. Could be organized by business (eg chain/brand, contractor) or geography (eg shopping plaza, business district). Unsure which personal rights/privacy and workplace health & safety policies may be implicated. Who gets scheduled on 'testing day' could be confounding if it makes nonrandom samples. Would also be beneficial as anti-body testing as soon as available
0 comment0Kayak4everalmost 4 years agoJournal of who I met (in case I need to provide contact info for tracing)
I keep an excel spreadsheet of who i met for more than 5 minutes, where i went at when, with addresses and tele #. Others keep an envelope of receipts to track actions or write on calendars. Be ready to make contact tracer's job easier.
0 comment2Dominiquealmost 4 years agoDrive through testing and mobile testing units.
People that don't want to go to the assessment center due to fear of getting Covid there waiting with people that could have COVID would feel more comfortable in their cars.
0 comment1christenerzalmost 4 years agoVirus traces in wastewater
Research (notably in the Netherlands:https://www.kwrwater.nl/actueel/de-nieuwste-rioolwatermonsters/) has shown that there is a correlation between the concentration of trace coronavirus in wastewater, and the number of registered cases and hospitalizations, and that these measurements can provide up to a week's notice about how the number of cases/hospitalizations will evolve. If it isn't already the case, the City of Ottawa should consider performing such measurements at the ROPEC, and publishing this data to raise awareness and ensure measurements are taken (and accepted) to prevent an undesired uptick in the number of cases.
0 comment0Kayak4everalmost 4 years agoThere is a rumour that people with no symptoms have to self isolate for 14 to 16 days (because of testing delays) if they take a test
This discourages grocery clerks from getting tested just to find pockets of virus
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over 3 years agoCLOSED: This idea tool is now closed.ZoeStarrabout 4 years agoProvide people with hand washing stations outside around the city
Could mean retrofitting fountains, festival handwashing stations or designing new handwashing stations for the novel needs of coronavirus. (Call me if you need a designer ;) ) There’s a group in Montreal that designs and provides homeless with hand washing stations, perhaps some insight could come from them.
0 comment3Claireinyowabout 4 years agoOpen recreational activities and outdoor spaces that allow for physical distancing. Reopen stables, parks and NCC green belt parking.
0 comment13DKabout 4 years agoEducate everyone on how long the virus lasts on surfaces. This is very helpful especially for people who have OCD and clean more than needed
0 comment1Frannyabout 4 years agoShopping safety.
After seeing what a zoo it was in the grocery store, following directional arrows and social distancing should be enforced. Stores should require masks and supply gloves to be worn while shopping and discarded on exiting.
0 comment1syldanabout 4 years agoWORK PLACE REOPENING
-all retail should be opened but not in shopping mals unless they have their own entrance and all obey the social distancing rules with counters etc.... -those who can work from home and dont have to go to the office -it should be kept this way for a bit longer as there would be an influx of people on busses and we would be congested again for those working downtown-the risk is too great and would be impossible from transit to avoid swarms of people -retail like walmart are respecting social distance all retail should be reopened and should do the same--the loss and jobs in this is is too great
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over 3 years agoCLOSED: This idea tool is now closed.Tiff Chantabout 4 years agoOutdoor time, cooking
we go for walks and bike rides every day and we have been doing a lot of cooking and baking
0 comment1Nik86about 4 years agoFormal Fridays
Sometimes my husband and I will dress up a little on Friday evenings and order take out or delivery from a local restaurant and play board games - gives us something to look forward to each week :)
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