"People freaked and all of a sudden, there were lineups halfway down the block and there was a shortage of vaccine. Influenza vaccine ordered early to avoid dual outbreak of flu and COVID-19 P.E.I. How could you predict this? "Maybe this is when people who normally wouldn't [get their vaccine] go, 'Okay. The province has also ordered FLUZONE® High-Dose (Sanofi). To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Flulaval® Tetra (GSK) and Fluzone® Quadrivalent (Sanofi) both protect against four strains of flu as recommended by the World Health Organization. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Duplisea says safety is a top concern and that's one of the reasons why appointments are encouraged, to help control the traffic flow. You can't," said Furness. "The understanding is the first week of October, vaccines will be available in community pharmacies," he said. The following spring, when public health wrote its review of that campaign, it reported a vaccination rate of 65 percent. Hospitals will be first in line to receive vaccine.
So the more people who get vaccinated earlier, the less circulation there is and the less mutation there is". Rachel Cave is a CBC reporter based in Saint John, New Brunswick. Pharmacists expect to have vaccine in their stores by the first week of October. It's going to be another challenging test for 2020 -- how to vaccinate possibly more than half of New Brunswick's population against the seasonal flu, during a pandemic. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.
Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. He says pharmacists will also wear their masks and they'll keep their distance until it's time to give the needle. Duplisea says he expects a high participation rate. Everyone 6 months or older should get the flu shot; Get a flu shot every year; 2019-2020 flu vaccine; Everyone 6 months and older should get the flu shot. High-dose shots for people 65 years and older. It can save lives by: protecting you, if you are exposed to the virus ; preventing you from getting very sick ; protecting people close to you "Call ahead.". The province has advised pharmacists not to schedule clinics until they have vaccines on site. "They've been sitting around feeling helpless for several months and I think given the chance to vaccinate against influenza ...I think they'll be more than willing to come out.". Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Furness says it's in everybody's interest for people to get their flu shots sooner rather than later. These antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are used to make vaccine.
... Part of HuffPost News. Influenza (flu) vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two weeks after vaccination. Sussex pharmacist Kevin Duplisea plans to start booking appointments as soon as he has product in his store.
"If you have fever, any respiratory symptoms, any new or worsening cough, any sore throat, don't come," he said. This year, the flu vaccine program is free to every resident in New Brunswick and it includes two products.
"That's when you'll be under that two metres with us, the vaccinators, so that's why it's important to wash your hands when you come into the store and the pharmacist has to wash his or her hands," said Duplisea. This is a different year. Customers should also expect to take all the usual COVID-19 precautions. "So ironically, the time of protection that you have, actually depends on participation. ©2020 Verizon Media. Epidemiologist Colin Furness says it's hard to predict demand for any vaccine because some people will refuse it and some behaviour is irrational. Vaccine options this season include: Standard dose flu shots. Let's use everything we have to win and the flu shot is part of that.". . The full order of more than 400,000 vaccines won't arrive all at once. "The protection wears off based on the mutation rate of the virus," he said. "I think that Maritimers and Canadians will want to do something," he said.