Alberta doctors urge vaccinations as influenza deaths mount | Globalnews.ca

Provincial ICU capacity, including surge beds, sat at 87 per cent on Jan. 6.Lab-confirmed cases have been trending down since Nov. 20, but pre-pandemic flu seasons have often seen a resurgence in cases – a second wave.

Between 2009 and 2020, Alberta saw an average of 1,483 hospitalizations, 161 ICU admissions and 41 deaths in an influenza season.Alberta health minister says current peak of influenza may have passed, bracing for more waves in new year The 2017-18 season marked a high-water mark in the past decade for hospitalizations at 3,047, and the 2014-15 season saw 114 deaths.XBB.1.5. in Canada: Experts urge ‘aggressive’ testing to detect emerging COVID variants

The percentage of Albertans who have been vaccinated against influenza inched up to 26.9 per cent, a number the Alberta Medical Association called “still too low.” “Our wise seniors are getting the point : 65.5 per cent of those over 65 have been immunized against influenza,” the AMA posted on social media.

Lol the only thing I ever see by media any more is how the media is concerned about the population and we do with our lives

Hey Global Calgary…. GO TO HELL.

Leave the kids alone!!

More fear mongering

I work in Public service and see people bringing in their babies and waiting in a room full of people everyday. I honestly think people don't care anymore about catching a disease. I still got sick and have had all my shots

Wow!! Ppl are catching on about the negative and ineffectiveness of the clot shot. This doesn’t belong in adults let alone kids.

This will prove something wouldn’t it?

Corrected: “We are very concerned that 23.7 per cent of children between six months and four years have been vaccinated.”

They don't need it. Why are upu trying to kill children?

If they don't stop transition, if they don't prevent you from getting 'covid', and there is zero long term safety....what is the point!!

Vaccine mandates turned me into an anti vaxxer. Used to be annual -- never again

Too fricking bad!

Ha ha. Never again after this Covid vaccine fiasco. Confidence all time low

People waking up

Vaccines should be mandatory. Period!

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Get bent

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