Seasonal Flu

• Online tool aims to cut emergency room wait times in Winnipeg

  Wait times have surged this season as the province deals with COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV.

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  Nov 24, 2022
  
• Manitoba health officials say more flu shots would help ease strain on health care

  Officials say a rising number of kids with respiratory viruses is putting a strain on hospital resources.

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  Nov 22, 2022
  
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• Manitoba’s top doctor to field questions as respiratory virus numbers climb

  Dr. Brent Roussin says Manitoba health officials will use a town hall Tuesday night to answer parents' questions about virus surges and to stress the need for preventive action.

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  Nov 21, 2022
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• Manitoba rolls out seasonal flu shot campaign

  Manitobans are being encouraged to get a flu vaccine as soon as possible, the province's health and seniors ministers announced Monday.

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  Oct 17, 2022
• Number of flu shots administered in Alberta has tripled in 2 weeks

  The number of flu shots administered in Alberta has tripled in two weeks, reaching 916,184.

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  Nov 11, 2021
• Bookings now open for Ottawa Public Health flu shot clinics

  Ottawa Public Health is holding six flu shot clinics across the city for seven days a week in an effort to vaccinate as many residents as possible.

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  Oct 22, 2020
• Influenza rates at record low thanks to distancing during coronavirus, data suggests

  There's concern that the unprecedented drop in cases could have a negative impact on immunity levels in following seasons.

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  Jul 31, 2020
• Cancelling flu vaccination clinics will strain health resources amid COVID-19, Vernon doctor says

  Interior Health announced in a letter to community partners, dated July 24, that it will be “transitioning away” from organizing mass influenza immunization clinics this flu season.

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Winnipeg’s hospitals over-capacity as flu season grips the city: WRHA

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says a trifecta of seasonal illnesses has stretched the health care system extremely thin.

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  Jan 7, 2020
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• Sorry kids: Docs urge flu shots, not nasal spray, this year

  Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn't working as well as a jab.

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  Sep 6, 2016