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Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, October 20,2022 | 10 waterloochronicle.ca Hosting an event online Or in the community? Post the detail. s for free in our calendar. THE CITY OF Waterloo 2022 BOARD AND COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT TERMS ENDING NOVEMBER 2024 AND 2026 The Council of the City of Waterloo invites interested persons to apply for positions on its boards and committees. Volunteering on a committee provides an opportunity to be engaged with matters affecting the community. The City is looking for members that can assist Council in strengthening Waterloo as a diverse and inclusive community. Members of the public may apply for positions on the following committees and boards: Advisory Committee on Culture Audit Committee © Appeals Tribunal (applicants can reside outside Waterloo) © Dog Designation Appeal Committee © Committee of Adjustment ¢ Community Grants Committee Municipal Heritage Committee © Sign Variance Committee © Sustainability Advisory Committee © Town And Gown Committee © Waterloo Advisory Committee On Active Transportation ¢ Waterloo Economic Development Advisory Committee © Waterloo Park Advisory Committee ¢ Waterloo Public Library Board For more information about the committees, eligibility, and to submit an application, please visit the City of Waterloo website at www.waterloo.ca/committees If you would like a paper or PDF application form or if you wish to speak to our staff about applying to serve on a committee, contact Kevin Gerlach at 519-747-8704 or email committees@waterloo.ca Applications will be accepted from 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022 until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022 P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca IBNEWS Pamela Steel/Metroland Public health, pharmacies and health care prowcrs will be providing flu shots along with COVID-19 bivalent boosters in the weeks ahea REGION HAS SEEN SHARP DECLINE IN INFLUENZA CASES BILL JACKSON bjackson@torstar.ca When bivalent booster shots to battle COVID- 19 be- up to 50 people were coming in for the shot on a daily basis. signed upat the Shoppers' at the Shops at Waterloo Town, uare. Sq "It seems like people are not as worried about CO- VID-19 anymore as they were, but I think there has to be a reminder that after six months, your immunity does start to decline, and the boosters do protect you from getting the severe complications or COVID-19 vaccinations is now eligible for a bivalent booster dose that has been shown to tri original strain and its subvariants. The Pfizer COVID-19 bi- valent vaccine is recom- mended for individuals aged 12 and up as a booster dose six months after the previous dose (or a Teast three months formed consent). ‘Clinics will continue to offer the bi- valent Moderna booster. According to Region of Waterloo Public Health, more than half of residents have received at least three doses of vaccine. However, only about one in five resi- dents over of 18 have received a fourth shot. “We are seeing a lower uptake than what we would like to see," said David Aoki, director of infectious dis- eases, who said the local numbersare in line with the province. “We are seeing a gradual increase in the provi in some parts of the province, including southwestern Ontario. Our numbers of outbreaks and hospitaliza- tions continue to fluctuate, ly due to a lessening of ‘pan- demic precautions, mask- ing requirements and phys- ical and social distancing practices that were in place the past two years. Waterloo Region saw a sharp decline in influenza cases over the last two sea- sons, with no lab-confirmed cases in 2020-2021 and 36 confirmed cases in 2021- 2022. During a normal flu sea- son, there are usually hun- dreds of cases on average — there were nine confirmed deaths during the 2017-2018 season — however, Aoki usually confirmed by lab. See - page 11