A miserable flu season may be in the works as influenza arrives on Canada’s doorstep, experts are warning.

Only 22 per cent of Canadian kids 19 and under get the flu shot each year. But a new U.S. report is warning that unvaccinated children are more likely to encounter complications or even death from influenza.

If you were bedridden and sick over Christmas and into New Year’s, turns out you were not alone: the latest update on flu cases shows influenza swept Canada by the end of 2016.