Flu

• Hardly any Canadians caught the flu last year. What can we expect this fall?

  The flu took a break last year in Canada, probably due to heightened COVID-19 public health measures. Could it come back this fall and winter?

  Health

  Sep 12
• N.B. health officials warn of cold and flu return when masks come off

  New Brunswick health officials say the flu and the common cold are bound to return when the province’s mandatory mask order is lifted, which is expected by Aug. 2.

  Health

  Jul 13
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• Will Canada’s COVID-19 babies face ‘immunity debt’? Here’s what experts say

  As the world reopens, doctors say parents, particularly of babies born during the pandemic, are going to face a new challenge — immunity debt.

  Canada

  Jul 13
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• Manitoba reports 2 cases of rare swine flu variants found in separate communities

  Both people had direct or indirect contact with pigs, the province says.

  Health

  Apr 30
• COVID-19 measures appear to have put an end to flu season in Manitoba — for now

  A Winnipeg epidemiologist says COVID-19 restrictions likely led to a near elimination of influenza in Manitoba this year.

  Health

  Mar 27
• How health measures aimed at COVID-19 routed the flu in Canada this season

  Over the previous six flu seasons, an average of 38,355 laboratory-confirmed influenza detections was identified by early March in Canada. This year, the number was 64.

  Health

  Mar 23
• Kingston residents flock to Invista Centre COVID-19 vaccination site to receive their shots

  The COVID-19 vaccination site at the Invista Centre is drawing in a steady stream of people looking to get vaccinated.

  Health

  Mar 17
• Ontario places yearly influenza vaccine order, expects growing interest amid pandemic

  Due to the ongoing pandemic and spotlight on vaccines, it's expected that at least 60 to 70 per cent of Ontarians will want to be vaccinated for influenza in 2021.

  Health

  Mar 16
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• Flu cases hit record lows during pandemic: researcher

  Canada has the lowest number of flu cases in more than two decades, and likely ever. A USask researcher says that provides Canadians with an opportunity to stay healthy.

  Canada

  Mar 14
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• ‘It’s unprecedented’: No cases of the flu detected in Saskatchewan this season

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

  Health

  Jan 15