High-dose Flu Shot

• ‘We’re getting frustrated’: Calls grow for N.S. to cover high-dose flu shot for seniors

  Currently, Nova Scotia only covers the cost of the high-dose flu shot for seniors in long-term care homes or those in hospital waiting for a long-term care placement.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2022
  
• Big demand in B.C. for seniors’ high-dose flu shot

  Staff at doctors' offices and pharmacies are handing out doses of Fluzone HD almost as fast as they can stock them. 

  Health

  Oct 19, 2020
  
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• Eastern Ontario seniors report shortage of recommended ‘high-dose’ flu vaccinations

  Many seniors in Ontario may have to wait until Dec. 1 to get their high-dose vaccine, according to one of the province's largest drug stores.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2019
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• Mild start to B.C. flu season, but officials still recommend vaccine

  The BCCDC says by this time last year, there were already five to 10 times as many reported flu cases.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2018