Despite a hot debate over whether or not you should should get vaccinated against the flu, Northern Health isn’t seeing any change in the number of shots they are giving out.
Communicable Disease Manager Carolyn Bouchard says their flu shot supply is sitting at the same it was this time, least year.
However, she points out that the current H3N2 strain of the virus has mutated beyond what their vaccine can handle, but assures it’s still better than nothing.
“Because the virus, in true virus fashion, has mutated,” Bouchard says.
Bouchard is reminding you that with the Winter Games coming to the city next week, there will be more people than ever in Prince George.
“There’s going to be lots of opportunity for the virus to circulate,” she says.
The vaccine is available at Northern Health’s office on Edmonton St..
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