Incidents of the flu are lower than expected in Saskatchewan, even though influenza vaccinations this season are slightly down from the previous year.

"The lineups for flu vaccine were unprecedented," said Dr. Toye Oyelese. "I mean, pharmacies were running out of vaccines."

No cases of influenza have yet to be reported in Manitoba, compared to 190 at this time last year.

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.

'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.

There have been no lab-confirmed cases of influenza reported in Alberta so far this flu season.

Some Manitoba pharmacists say they're running low on doses of the flu vaccine.