Saskatchewan purchasing more influenza vaccine - battlefordsNOW

(CKOM News Staff)

By CKOM News

Sep 22, 2020 10:39 AM

With flu season fast approaching, the Saskatchewan government has increased its order of influenza vaccine.

In a media release Tuesday, the government announced it had purchased 36.5 per cent more vaccine than it did in 2019 in hopes of meeting an expected rise in demand.

As well, high-dose vaccine is available this year for personal care home residents who are 65 years of age or older. Long-term care residents in that age group are to receive the high-dose vaccine for a third straight year.

“It is always a good idea to receive the influenza vaccination but it is particularly important during the (COVID-19) pandemic,” Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, said in the release.