Still no lab-confirmed flu cases; more than 1 million Albertans immunized
By Medicine Hat News on November 13, 2020.
According to Alberta Health Services’ third weekly report on the new influenza season, 1,142,419 Albertans have already been immunized. In 2017 by the end of November the number for the whole province was 958,961 and last year by the middle of November it was 936,675. In the south zone, which includes Medicine Hat, the number is 74,338. Calgary has done 488,378 immunizations, central zone 103,853, Edmonton zone 394,830 and the north zone 80,914. There are still no laboratory confirmed cases of influenza in the province this season. Many pharmacies and doctors offices are providing influenza immunization shots but families with children less than five years old can make an appointment (online, see link below) with AHS. Due to COVID-19 there will be no AHS drop-in flu clinics. Individuals who do not have a provincial health care number, or who live in a community where there are no other immunizing health care providers, can call Health Link to seek immunization through AHS. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/influenza/influenza.aspx 10-9
