Canada H1N1 Flu Updates

Latest information and updates for Canada: 

-Provinces are reporting a shortage of vaccine inventory, may accept only high risk groups in order to ration the vaccines.   These provinces include Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Quebec (and Ontario). - Oct 31-09

-Toronto Officials are asking only high risk groups to come to vaccine clinics - Oct 30-09

High Risk/Priority groups are

• Pregnant women.
• Children from six months to five years of age.
• People who live with children under six months old.
• People under 65 with underlying medical conditions.
• Immuno-compromised people and those caring for them.
• People living in remote and isolated communities.

-As of Oct. 24, 92 deaths (In Canada) from swine flu have been reported since the spring, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Ontario News:

• Officials asking healthy people not to come to clinics next week due to shortage- Oct 31-09
• Toronto clinics open earlier for general public for high risk people only  – Oct 29-09
• Long waits are been reported in Toronto (north York) vaccine clinics Oct-29-09
• Vaccines only available at vaccine clinics, not a walk in clinics or family doctors office Oct-28-09
• New approved batch of non boaster vaccine will be available for pregnant woman Oct-27-09
• No vaccines to be administered at schools for kids – Oct 27-09