Canada seeing highest percentage of positive flu tests in three seasons
As the holidays creep around the corner and the country sees the highest flu positivity rate in years,…
Care workers put off flu vaccine ‘by social media myths’
It is proving difficult to encourage care workers to take the flu vaccine due to myths on social…
Flu shots: how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year
Twice a year, 40 scientists gather together for five days to decide what strains of influenza to vaccinate…
First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?
After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you…
Experts say this could be the worst flu season for a decade – here’s why
Flu strikes every winter, but something seems to be different this year. A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated…
COVID vaccine still free in Ontario as chief medical officer calls for action to combat skepticism, mistrust
When Ontario rolls out its fall vaccination campaign at pharmacies, doctor’s offices and clinics across the province in…
Afraid of Needles? Here’s How to Skip the Shot and Give Yourself a Flu Vaccine at Home
NEED TO KNOW With flu season on the horizon a needle-free way to take the vaccine is now…