No images? Click here MEMO: Influenza Vaccine Availability UpdateTO: Health Care Professionals in the Niagara Region FROM: Vaccine Preventable Disease program REFERENCE: Influenza vaccine availability update DATE: November 2020 Early uptake of the flu shot and continued COVID-19 public health measures including masks, hand hygiene and physical distancing will help to keep cases of flu low this year. We know that this has been a challenging influenza season for you between implementing COVID-19 measures, early and high demand from patients in receiving the flu shot, and the amount of flu vaccine you have received to date. Thank you for persisting to administer the flu shots to your patients. Local influenza activity surveillance information is updated every Tuesday from September until April. Additional respiratory surveillance updates will be included in Niagara Region Public Health’s (NRPH) monthly Physicians’ Newsletters. Provincial Influenza Vaccine Supply
High-Dose Trivalent (TIV)
Standard-Dose Quadrivalent (QIV)
Influenza Vaccine Availability in the Community
For More Information Visit Public Health’s Seasonal Influenza webpage for health care professionals or call the Vaccine Preventable Disease program at 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7396 |