The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has reported its first laboratory-confirmed flu case for the 2022-23 flu season
The health unit serves the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and Haliburton County. The location of the case was not disclosed.
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Dr Natalie Bocking, medical officer of health and chief executive of the health unit, advises residents to get their flu shot as soon as they are eligible.
“The flu shot is especially important this fall,” Bocking said. “Preventing the flu will not only protect individual health and the health of families and communities, it will also stop further pressure on our already stretched health care system due to COVID-19.”
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Locally, the health unit says a flu shot is available at dozens of pharmacies within its jurisdiction for anyone two years of age or older. High-dose flu shots are also available for people 65 and older. A complete list of local pharmacies offering flu shots is available at hkpr.on.ca. Children aged six months to two years can only get a flu shot from a doctor, nurse or local public health unit.
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The health unit also offers immunization clinics for children under the age of five who do not have a family doctor. Clinics are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call the health unit at 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1507.
Most residents can get the flu shot at the same time, or before or after a COVID-19 shot. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) currently recommends that children six months to five years of age wait at least 14 days between COVID-19 and non-COVID vaccines to avoid attributing any potential adverse events.
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