The province recently acquired additional doses of a nasal spray flu vaccine.

Ontario's Ministry of Health says it's trying to procure more vaccines through the national bulk procurement program.

The low activity mirrors much of what's being seen across the country and is due in part to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A flu shot that was sent to Manitoba health-care providers is being shelved pending a safety review, but experts say it shouldn’t deter you from getting a shot this year.

A spokesperson for the province's health department said the numbers were 43 per cent higher than this time last year.

'I asked for some more doses — begged for some more doses — to try to get especially to those high-risk patients,' says Diane Harpell, a Dartmouth pharmacy owner.

Many health experts feared that a fall wave of COVID-19 would not only be worse than the first wave in the spring, but it would come just as seasonal flu infections started to spread.

They say they have been able to identify the specific batch of about 85,000 doses of influenza vaccine and say providers will not administer further shots.

In the first three days since the clinics began operating, almost 2,500 people have received flu vaccinations.

Ottawa Public Health has already distributed its full allotment of the high-dose flu shot aimed at people aged 65 and older.