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Flu
Confirmed flu cases in Interior Health Authority up from last year
An early start to this year’s flu season is one of many factors contributing to…
Interior residents advised to get their flu shots
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get a needle stuck in your arm…
Flu season in full flush throughout Interior Health Authority
It’s still early but flu season is in full swing throughout the Interior Health Authority.…
How to avoid spreading illness during the holiday season
KELOWNA – Interior Health is asking people to make an effort to avoid spreading communicable…
Strong demand means some providers short of flu vaccine in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Strong demand has left some local pharmacies and clinics short of this year’s…
Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in…
Kelowna General dealing with spread of hysteria over flu outbreak
KELOWNA – There is no quarantine at Kelowna General and reports of an “outbreak” are…
High demand for flu shots leaves some Interior locations short
KAMLOOPS – You'll want to call ahead if you're heading out to a local pharmacy…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Flu shot season in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program. Although last year’s flu vaccine wasn’t particularly effective, Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi says, this year’s vaccine cocktail will target the more severe of the two types of viruses – Type A. Every...
This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain
KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...
Free flu clinic postponed due to high demand
SUMMERLAND - Don't roll up your sleeve just yet — a public flu clinic in Summerland will be rescheduled because demand is exceeding supply. Public flu clinics at St. John's Lutheran Church Dec. 4 has been postponed, but a new date and location will not be chosen until additional vaccine is ordered, according to a...