News Items tag as: Flu season 2018

Interior residents advised to get their flu shots
October 24, 2018 - 4:30 PM

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get a needle stuck in your arm – flu season is fast approaching.
Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season
September 24, 2018 - 4:30 PM

The great purge is upon us once again, the annual influenza season that sickens and kills hundreds of Interior Health Authority residents every winter.
Flu epidemic over but other viruses popping up in Interior Health
March 02, 2018 - 8:00 PM

With influenza season dwindling to a close, you would think the Interior Health Authority would ease up on the hand-washing message, but that’s not the case.
Flu season half over in Interior Health Authority; confirmed cases way up
January 29, 2018 - 11:45 AM

With half the season left, close to twice the number of cases of influenza have been confirmed within the Interior Health Authority as at the same point last year.
Influenza hitting residential care facilities hard across Interior Health Authority
January 16, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Procedures for dealing with outbreaks of influenza in residential care homes within the Interior Health Authority have prevented some seniors from returning to their homes and others from finding one.
Kelowna General Hospital under siege from influenza
January 10, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - The flu season is taking its toll on Kelowna General Hospital, not only through increased admissions and longer wait times but with more staff that are calling in sick.
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News Items tag as: Flu season 2018

Interior residents advised to get their flu shots

Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season

Flu epidemic over but other viruses popping up in Interior Health

Flu season half over in Interior Health Authority; confirmed cases way up

Influenza hitting residential care facilities hard across Interior Health Authority

Kelowna General Hospital under siege from influenza

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