Your flu shot: Be strong like Tom
Did you know, this year’s flu shot is working better than past years? Official estimates have the flu shot hovering around 70% effectiveness, far better than recent years. So, what’s your hesit...
Influenza
Remembering the importance of immunizations
(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Northern Health’s Healthier You – Summer 2018 edition on Healthy Schools. Read the full issue here.) Did you know that in this past century, in ...
Clean hands are your best defence against the flu
Flu season is once again in full force. Influenza, or the flu, is a virus that causes fever, cough, headache, sore muscles or joints, fatigue or weakness, and a sore throat. It’s spread through c...
Five things you can do to help prevent the flu!
Prevent the flu by looking after your health! Getting outside helps me find wellness in the winter. Pictured: my friend and I skiing at Murray Ridge Ski Hill in Fort St. James. As a communications ...
Protecting the vulnerable: The reality of flu
The reality of the flu As a former public health nurse (that person who immunizes you at public clinics), getting the flu shot was always about protecting my patients … until it got more personal...
