N.B. Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said Wednesday that community consultation will take place within six months.

The seasonal flu can pose serious health risks to seniors and young children, as well as anyone with a weakened immune system.

'We've got no new visits in October,' said Dr. Adrian Edgar on Wednesday, again pushing for funding of health services to avoid closing Clinic 554.

A letter signed by the chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Chalmers Regional Hospital called for support and funding of Clinic 554 in Fredericton, New Brunswick’s only facility offering abortions outside of hospitals.

'There's shared concern that this is just step one — that it will come back again,' says Sackville Mayor John Higham.

"Even with that measure in place, suppliers are already telling pharmacists to expect delays and shortages of some medications."

The president of the New Brunswick Medical Society says doctors are raising concerns about the availability of personal protective equipment such as masks and gowns.

Provincial colleges across the country have reached a consensus to allow doctors who are not in their home province to be licensed there.

A Brock University business professor suggests that may happen under current regulations.

High dose flu vaccines, designed for those who are at greater risk of hospitalization and flu-related death, are not part of the publicly-funded program.