Flu

• Saskatchewan seeks higher immunization rates with campaign launch

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

  Canada

  Oct 15
  
• Quebec flu vaccine appointments open amid warnings of early flu season

  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.

  Health

  Oct 13
  
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• FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine for the flu

  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.

  U.S. News

  Aug 6
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says worst of flu season likely over

  Dr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.

  Health

  Jan 13
• Health minister says Ontario’s flu season peaked over the holidays

  Health Minister Sylvia Jones said she believed flu cases had already peaked for the season, accepting they had strained the province's health-care system.

  Health

  Jan 12
• Flu numbers in Canada remain high but trending down after winter holidays

  During the week of Christmas, Health Canada said the percentage of positive tests for influenza reached a three-year high of 33.3 per cent.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• H3N2 flu is surging — and just had the ‘perfect environment’ for a spike

  In the week ending Dec. 20, one in four (25.6 per cent) of every influenza test conducted in the U.S. came back positive, the U.S. CDC said.

  Health

  Jan 2
• Quebecers urged to avoid ER visits unless needed due to respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’

  The province is asking Quebecers who are sick to contact the 811 health hotline to seek advice before heading to the emergency room.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2025
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• Flu hospitalizations rise sharply as H3N2 spreads across Canada

  For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2025
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• This H3N2 flu strain is spreading ‘rapidly.’ Why subclade K is hitting hard

  Children are among those being hit hard this flu season, with most infections being detected in people under 19, according to Health Canada.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2025