Flu Vaccine

• The vanishing flu strain: Why Canada’s seasonal vaccine is changing

  Since March 2020, the B/Yamagata influenza strain has disappeared, prompting Canadian health officials to adjust the annual flu vaccine.

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  Jul 29
  
• Vaccine fatigue setting in as officials urge everyone to get flu, COVID shots: poll

  The report, conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of the Canadian Pharmacists Association found that vaccine fatigue reduces people's willingness to get immunized.

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  Sep 29, 2023
  
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• Get your flu and COVID shots at the same time, health experts urge

  As autumn rolls in, health experts are giving the green light to double up on vaccinations, as getting both the flu and COVID shots can provide an added layer of defense.

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  Sep 24, 2023
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• New COVID shot provides ‘boost in protection’ against new variants: doctors

  Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again -- just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter.

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  Sep 22, 2023
• Get ready for significant COVID, flu fall vaccine campaign, B.C. government says

  On Tuesday, Health Canada gave the green light to a fall COVID-19 booster shot in hopes of bolstering the nation’s defence against the virus as the fall season approaches.

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  Sep 12, 2023
• Australia’s flu season is hitting kids the hardest. What does this mean for Canada?

  As Australia continues to navigate its influenza season, experts are warning about a surge in pediatric hospital visits caused by severe flu symptoms among children.

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  Jul 18, 2023
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit starting secondary school catch-up immunization clinics

  The health unit is partnering with local school boards to offer school-based immunization clinics at Simcoe Muskoka secondary schools during February and March.

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  Feb 6, 2023
• Alberta doctors urge vaccinations as influenza deaths mount

  To Dec. 31, 2022, 77 Albertans had their deaths attributed to influenza. That number is approaching double the decade’s average.

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  Jan 6, 2023
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• Early results show flu vaccine more than 50% effective: BCCDC

  The BCCDC says this year's vaccine appears to cut the risk of medically attended influenza-like illness by more than half, with an estimated vaccine effectiveness of 55 per cent.

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  Dec 23, 2022
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• 200 more Albertans hospitalized with flu since last week

  'Respiratory illnesses increase in the fall and winter, when people spend more time together indoors.'

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022