Kingston Health Sciences Centre says it is seeing 15 to 20 people daily at Kingston General Hospital with COVID-19 and that getting vaccinations will ease the pressure on KGH.
According to Statistics Canada, some 53 per cent of British Columbians over 65 are vaccinated against pneumonia — a far cry from Ottawa’s goal of 80 per cent vaccine coverage.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says influenza activity has crossed the seasonal threshold nationally, “indicating the start of influenza season.”
Peterborough Public Health reports 11 active institutional outbreaks on Nov. 29, the majority at retirement or long-term care facilties.
McMaster Children’s Hospital admissions related to Flu, RSV and COVID have gone up week over week and at times have put inpatients beds to full capacity.
Last year at this time, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said influenza activity had already crossed the seasonal threshold, indicating a ‘start of an influenza epidemic.’
An infectious disease researcher says Alberta’s flu season has arrived earlier than usual and may pack more of a punch than previous years.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reminding residents to get their flu shot as the weather starts to get colder.
Alberta Health is now delaying plans to reduce the fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 shots until Jan 1.