Bad Flu Season

• B.C. flu vaccination rate for kids edges upward after weekend blitz, but most still not immunized

  About 77,500 people had received the vaccine between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, and 30 per cent of British Columbians aged six months and older have now been vaccinated.

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  Dec 12, 2022
  
• B.C. doctors warn of nasty flu season, tout vaccines to ward off ‘twindemic’

  B.C. doctors say COVID-19 protocols virtually eliminated flu season last year, but with restrictions relaxing they're warning that could change.

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  Sep 25, 2021
  
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• Scientists inch closer to universal flu vaccine as virus wreaks havoc on North America

  A universal flu vaccine would protect recipients from a wider range of strains for a longer period of time, and scientists are getting closer.

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  Feb 12, 2018
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• Alberta sees 15 flu-related deaths in 1 week

  Fifteen Albertans died as a result of the flu over the course of seven days, according to new data released by Alberta Health Services on Thursday.

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  Jan 18, 2018
• B.C. pharmacists gearing up for busy flu season

  Pharmacists expect to dole out more than half a million shots, with a particularly bad flu season anticipated.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2017
• All signs point to a bad flu season: Fraser Health

  Not the news you want to hear: health officials say it's shaping up to be a bad flu season.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2017
• Here’s why Canada may be in for a miserable 2017-18 flu season

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

  Health

  Oct 3, 2017
• What you need to know about the CDC’s new vaccination guidelines

  Nasal sprays, flu shots and HPV and meningitis vaccines? Here's the latest update on vaccine guidelines out of the U.S. CDC.

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  Feb 8, 2017
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• Flu season: Signs you’re too sick and should stay home

  You have a lingering cough, runny nose and a headache. Should you be going into work today?

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  Jan 3, 2017
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• Flu outbreaks, hospitalizations reported across Canada, latest numbers show

  The flu season arrived in Canada just in time for the holidays, the latest government update on cases of influenza reported.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2016