Flu season is here again!

Posted Le 11 janvier 2017

Flu season is here again! Everyone knows that the best prevention to lessen and/or preventing the flu is the flu shot. Educate yourself about why this is the best prevention tool and spread the word with your colleagues, friends and family!

Listed are some great Canadian resources for you to begin:



1. Flu Season Ahead

https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/blog/detail/hitting-the-headlines/2016/10/22/flu-season-ahead

- A list of online resources from the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal to help guide you through the Flu season.



2. What to do to beat the Flu? Improving influenza vaccination rates among Healthcare Workers.

http://www.longwoods.com/articles/images/PublicHealth_HQ61DManuel.pdf



3. Flu shots in Canada: are we getting to those who need them most.

https://www.longwoods.com/product/download/code/19676



4. Lifelong Flu vaccine moves closer with Canadian research. (CBC News)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/lifelong-flu-vaccine-moves-closer-with-canadian-research-1.3798973

“Seasonal vaccines are sometimes not effective and not everyone gets them, raising pandemic risk”