A pharmacist administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at University Pharmacy in Vancouver in April, 2021.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
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The flu season hit Canada hard and fast this year, seemingly reaching its peak in late December. But it’s not over yet: One public-health official says we’re still in the ‘heavy, middle part’ of flu season.
Alanna Smith explains what’s different about this year’s dominant variant of the influenza virus and the impact it’s having on Canada’s health care system.
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