Woodstock Hospital COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic (CCFCC)

What is a COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic?
A CCFCC is a medical clinic that can test, assess, and provide treatment for people with COVID-19 and other cold and flu-like illnesses.

What are the symptoms of COVID-19 and other cold and flu-like illnesses?
Below are some of the symptoms you may have when you have COVID-19 or other cold and flu-like illnesses:

• Fever or chills
• Cough (not related to other causes such as allergies)
• Difficulty breathing
• Decreased or loss of taste or smell
• Runny nose or nasal congestion
•  Headache

•  Extreme tiredness
• Sore throat Muscle aches or joint pain
• Gastrointestinal symptoms (such as vomiting or diarrhea)
•  Abdominal pain (not related to other causes)
• Pink eye (not related to other causes)

When should I visit a COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic?
Call your primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) first if you or your child have the symptoms above and feel you need medical care.
Your primary care provider will give you advice about what to do next. This may include:

• Caring for yourself or your child at home
• Seeing your primary care provider either virtually or in-person
•  Going to a clinical assessment centre

Consider visiting a COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic if:

• You do not have a primary care provider
• Your symptoms or your child’s symptoms are getting worse or are not improving, and you feel that you need medical care
• You have been told by any health professional to go to a CCFCC
• You are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 and you qualify for COVID-19 testing and treatment

You can also consider contacting Health Connect Ontario or a walk-in clinic. At Health Connect Ontario, you can get advice from a nurse at any time of day by calling 811 or by online chat at ontario.ca/HealthConnectOntario.
You might also find this tip sheet made by family doctors helpful. It provides tips on deciding when to seek care for a child with respiratory illness and how to support your child at home.
Will I get antiviral treatment if I have COVID-19?
Antiviral treatment is available at clinics for people who are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. Use this screener to see if you are eligible: ontario.ca/covid-treatment-screener.
If you are eligible and think you might have COVID-19, don’t delay. You will need to start treatment within five days. Call your primary care provider, go to a COVID, Cold, and Flu Care Clinic, or contact Health Connect Ontario by calling 811 or by online chat at ontario.ca/HealthConnectOntario.

When do I need to go to the emergency department?
If you or your child develop severe symptoms, call 911 or go to the emergency department.