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Seasonal influenza vaccine is available from mid-October until March 31st at no cost to individuals considered at high risk. Information on this year's campaign will be posted in early September.
High Risk Categories include :
- persons 65 years of age and over (or turning 65 prior to March 31, 2011)
- residents in long term care or personal care homes
- pregnant women
- infants and children 6 - 23 months of age
- healthcare workers
- persons under 65 years of age medically at risk
High Risk or Purchase Clients
Vaccine Information
- Influenza Vaccine
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- for people in risk categories
- for people outside the risk categories
Turning "65"?
Influenza Q & A
Occupational Groups
SHR Employees
Related Information
Fight Flu website - Public Health Agency of Canada
This website provides one-stop access to on-line information and resources about influenza (flu), from the Government of Canada in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments.
Faces of Influenza website -
American Lung Association
This site puts a face on influenza in the United States and shows first-hand the seriousness of this potentially deadly infectious disease. It features photos and stories from famous and not so famous Americans, who represent each of the influenza high-risk groups.
(updated August 12, 2010)
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