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Across the country, infectious disease specialists say Canada's flu season started about seven weeks earlier than usual this time of year. 

The Quebec health and social services department says vulnerable people should get their shots before the holiday season, adding only some vulnerable people will get free shots.

Some Ontario public health units say they are working to get doses out to administer to high-risk populations, but there is a delay.

Experts agree that vaccination is the best way to prevent serious illness and complications from influenza.

In an update on Wednesday, B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said free vaccines will be available against influenza, COVID-19 and others.

Toronto public health officials say they are seeing a rise in mpox infections in the city and are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated.

Documents obtained by Global News show Sean Ward declined the COVID-19 vaccine and was deemed “unsuitable for further military service.”

Ontario has started its vaccination rollout for COVID-19 and flu vaccines, with high-risk recipients up first, while some provinces have not yet given details of their schedule.

The Saskatchewan government has launched its 2026-27 immunization campaign for free influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.

Workers will be spreading sweet-smelling baits containing a rabies vaccine through Montreal's parks in the coming weeks to head off an outbreak of the deadly disease.

In the Southern Health Region, officials are encouraging parents to get their kids' vaccinations up to date, as there are larger concerns there than the common cold.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, said it is not too late to make sure children's vaccinations are up-to-date as they head back-to-school.

The Ervebo vaccine is licensed for use against Ebola virus, one of the viruses that cause Ebola disease, but not for Bundibugyo virus.

'Childhood vaccination continues to be one of our most powerful tools to prevent illness and support child health in Canada,' the agency wrote.

The order recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits and seeks to improve vaccine research.

Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine designed to be tailored to individual patients based on unique mutations within their tumors.

Dr. Brian Conway, the medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre, said these numbers show that flu season has started a little earlier than usual.

Dr. Stacy Norton was only seven years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages.

After declaring that there was an outbreak of measles in Manitoba in February of 2025, the government has said the outbreak is over.

The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers.