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Flu season has arrived earlier than usual in B.C., just as people prepare to gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving. Dr. Jennifer Vines with the BC Centre for Disease Control joins Global News Morning to discuss the early start and when people can start to get their flu shot.

Health Canada reports influenza is circulating at a higher level in B.C. compared to other parts of the country. It also shows the flu season is starting earlier than usual in the province. Catherine Urquhart has the details.

B.C. health officials are encouraging everyone to book in for updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. This as the influenza season is getting an early start in B.C. and after two seasons of low immunization rates in the province. Taya Fast explains.

In a Canadian first, researchers are intentionally exposing volunteers to influenza as part of a study conducted by McGill and Dalhousie scientists. The goal is to establish a model that could accelerate testing for future flu vaccines. As Ella MacDonald reports, the study could strengthen pandemic preparedness.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday titled the “Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations.” The order is designed to replace long-standing U.S. childhood immunization guidelines. The recommendations seek to split the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate vaccinations injected at separate times to avoid what Trump claims would otherwise...

Dr. Vivien Suttorp, Alberta’s new chief medical officer of health, says the province appears to be past the worst of its flu season. Heather Yourex-West looks at how Alberta’s health care system is coping after being hit hard by an early wave of influenza, as doctors raise warnings about a crisis in emergency wards.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Vivien Suttorp in a press briefing on Tuesday, said respiratory viruses had reached their peak over December and cases were declining, particularly Influenza A. She said hospitalizations might increase but would not exceed the level seen during the week of Dec. 21.

Doctors say a recent rise in influenza cases is putting pressure on hospitals across the country. Health reporter Katherine Ward looks at how the viral season is playing out and why doctors say it’s still not too late to get the flu vaccine.

Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials say. Sean O’Shea reports.

The number of flu cases in Alberta is spiking, sending many with severe symptoms in search of medical care. But as Meghan Cobb reports, some doctors are raising concerns about the pressure it is putting on the health care system.

As hospitals across Quebec deal with a surge of influenza cases, doctors are now sounding the alarm about another highly contagious virus: measles. An outbreak has now been declared after several confirmed cases, some involving children. Felicia Parrillo has more on where the cases are and what people should watch out for.

Saskatoon residents react to the blizzard like conditions hitting the city. A new strain of influenza is leading to increased hospitalizations across the province. City council votes in favor of a feasibility study for the potential relocation of the Wildwood Golf Course.

Regina residents and community organizations react to the blizzard like conditions hitting much of the province. City council continues to work through lowering the mill rate increase during day three of budget talks. A new strain of influenza is leading to increased hospitalizations across the province.

Health providers are urging parents to treat kids with mild flu symptoms at home, and avoid large gatherings as influenza cases spike ahead of the holidays. In Ontario, confirmed cases jumped 150 per cent last week, resulting in an 84 per cent increase in hospital admissions. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health...

Alberta emergency departments are seeing a flood of influenza patients as cases jump 70 per cent in the first week of December. The fall session ends at Alberta legislature. Women’s hockey is seeing a growth in popularity. Albertans who who rely on AISH are not happy with the province’s new ADAP program.

Respiratory illnesses like Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 are filling emergency rooms and pharmacies across the Edmonton area ahead of the holiday season. Pharmacist Rosalia Yuen of The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy spoke with Bianca Millions about what she’s seeing, and how to treat illnesses at home.

Jeannette Piddington, a Calgary mother of four, is concerned for other Albertans after it took her a long time to book her family’s influenza shots using the province’s newest booking system. Meanwhile, a local pharmacist says the system is causing confusion and could be behind the decline in flu vaccinations at his pharmacy. Craig Momney...

The town of High River, Alta., south of Calgary, is warning residents about an increase in sick or dead waterfowl near retention ponds and other waterways. As Skylar Peters reports, experts — and the province — say it may be linked to ongoing cases of avian influenza, but the risk to humans is low.

Bird experts in Alberta say they’ve seen an increase in avian influenza cases across the province since the beginning of September. Most of them are wild birds and poultry, but they add this fall has been worse than the last couple years and they don’t know why.

Dr. Ted Jablonski joins Global News Morning to discuss how you can help limit the spread of influenza this flu season through immunization, and how certain age groups could be at higher risk of severe infections.