WINNIPEG — The number of children seeking treatment for respiratory viruses at the children’s hospital in Winnipeg is unprecedented for this time of year, a top doctor at the facility said Tuesday.
As flu season approaches, the Manitoba government has launched its annual influenza vaccination campaign.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is expanding eligibility for the high-dose influenza vaccine this fall to include all adults aged 65 years and older.
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba mother says a routine appointment for her and her three-year-old to get flu shots ended in frustration and mixed messages after they were each mistakenly given an adult dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
OTTAWA — The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that never was.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has launched an online tool to make it easier for citizens to find out where to receive their influenza vaccine.
WINNIPEG — Manitobans are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials are encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get a flu shot this season.
WINNIPEG — It may be more difficult this year for Canadians wanting to get their flu shots due to delays in producing and distributing the vaccine.
TORONTO — Canadian researchers say this season’s influenza vaccine appears to have reduced the risk of infection with the dominate circulating flu strain by 72 per cent — far higher than what was seen with last year’s shot.
TORONTO — Cases of influenza are continuing to ramp up across the country, with kids and teens bearing much of the brunt of the dreaded winter bug, say infectious diseases experts, predicting that the peak of the annual sneezing-coughing-feeling-miserable season is likely still several weeks away.
WINNIPEG — Manitobans are once again being asked to roll up their sleeves and get the annual flu shot.
