flu season canada

As Australia continues to navigate its influenza season, experts are warning about a surge in pediatric hospital visits caused by severe flu symptoms among children, signalling a cautionary forecast for Canada in the months ahead.…

A BC doctor is calling for more to be done to protect children from influenza-related illness, which experts say has claimed more lives in recent weeks than typical respiratory virus seasons. Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi, a clinical professor of…

With flu activity in Canada reaching well above typical levels, infectious diseases experts are concerned about lower uptake of the flu shot, especially since this year’s dominant strain can cause more severe illness. The flu shot can…

With some children’s hospitals in Canada experiencing significant surges in patients, emergency wait times have started to soar. Wait times in the emergency department at CHEO in Ottawa were over 10 hours Thursday morning, and on…

As flu season approaches in Canada, officials at children’s hospitals across the country say they are “gravely worried” about how an influx of children with influenza, COVID-19 or other viruses could exacerbate challenges within an…

Flu season didn’t really happen last year in Canada. Measurements of flu stayed so low all year that it actually never passed the threshold the Public Health Agency of Canada normally uses to declare the start of the season —…