Influenza

• Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinated

  Infectious disease experts at Ontario’s major pediatric centres are urging caregivers to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza.

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• COVID taking a backseat to the flu in Interior Health

  The flu has been at the centre of the most activity within the region over the past few weeks, says Interior Health medical health officer Dr. Silvena Mema.

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• Toronto’s top doctor urges residents to get their flu shot

  De Villa said she is "urging Torontonians — in the strongest possible terms — to receive their flu vaccine soon as possible.'

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• Average wait time at IWK children’s hospital 6 hours: senior N.S. health officials

  Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 23, the average wait for a child to see a doctor at the IWK hospital was nearly six hours.

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  Nov 28
• Health experts worried about Alberta’s low flu vaccine uptake: ‘We are seeing healthy kids brought down’

  Health experts are raising concerns about Alberta's low influenza vaccine uptake as lab-confirmed cases and hospital admissions keep rising.

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  Nov 28
• Dedicated cold and flu clinic set to open in downtown Hamilton, Lime Ridge vax clinic to close

  During a board of health update on COVID-19, the flu and RSV, Hamilton Public Health revealed the new clinic hopes to aid overworked city hospitals.

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  Nov 28
• Clinical trial studying efficacy of investigational flu vaccine in Kelowna

  The vaccine included in the flu study is being tested in comparison to the current vaccine that is being given out in the community, to see which is more effective.

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  Nov 25
• Nova Scotia sees big spike in flu cases, doctor refers to it as ‘epidemic’

  A doctor in Nova Scotia is bringing attention to a spike in flu cases for the province, a weekly figure she said is normally not seen for several more months.

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  Nov 25
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• Federal kids’ painkiller shipment hitting shelves in Saskatchewan

  Some of the roughly one-million specially imported units of children's pain medication are coming to Saskatchewan, but officials wouldn't say where they would end up.

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  Nov 25
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• Canadian officials to provide update on COVID, address other health concerns

  According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain 'elevated,' with influenza cases being the highest and continuing to rise.

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  Nov 25