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Doctors expect better flu vaccine match as annual sneezing, hacking season begins

Doctors expect better flu vaccine match as annual sneezing, hacking season begins

TORONTO — Cases of seasonal influenza have already begun to show up in Canada, and public health officials say that means it’s time to get that jab in the arm — not only to prevent the flu for yourself but also to help avoid spreading the nasty respiratory bug to others.
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Eight flu deaths in Central Alberta

Eight flu deaths in Central Alberta

99 admitted to hospital so far
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Central Albertan among flu victims

One Central Albertan has died from the seasonal flu, but health officials refuse to say where Canada’s first avian flu death occurred in the province.
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Two flu deaths in Central Alberta

Two of the province’s 23 flu-related deaths have occurred in Central Alberta as the flu season has almost reached its peak.
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Flu cases showing up earlier than usual, could be harbinger of bad season: experts

TORONTO — The influenza season in Canada could be shaping up to be a potentially nasty one, with a mixed bag of viruses already circulating in much of the country, say infectious diseases experts.
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Union says Ontario nurses can’t be forced to wear masks in flu season

The Ontario Nurses Association says hospitals will no longer be allowed to shame health-care workers into getting a flu shot following an arbitrator’s ruling striking down a “vaccinate or mask” policy.
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Central Albertans seek flu shots

The flu has yet to strike in Central Alberta and residents are heading to immunization clinics to try and stay healthy this season.
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Three more flu deaths in Central Zone

Three more flu deaths in Central Zone

Eleven deaths have been recorded this flu season in Central Zone
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Three flu-related deaths in Central Alberta

So far 27 hospital admissions
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Flu keeping B.C. kids home from school as virus season gets early start

VANCOUVER — More than one-third of the students at a downtown Vancouver elementary school were absent from class Wednesday, signalling an early start to the annual flu season in the westernmost province.
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