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With common cold and flu season now here, and COVID remaining ever-present, should one get a COVID test with each instance of symptoms during the season? Generally yes if you are in close contact with others during the course of your daily activities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2021 Source:Cold, flu, or COVID? Stay home and get tested, Northern Health says
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Public Health officials concerned about upcoming flu season in relation to concurrent risks of COVID especially for at-risk populations. #VaccinesWork #ProtectYourCommunity #ProtectYourFamily
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 20, 2021 Source:Does getting the flu with COVID double your risk of death?
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The importance of the flu vaccine as a risk mitigator for the school environment in the land of #coronavirus
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2020 Source: The time has come for all schools to require the flu shot
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Whether the upcoming Canadian flu season mimics the mild one of Australia depends on vaccine uptake, adherence to prevention protocols, what happens during the school year, and likely other factors we have not yet considered.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2020 Source:Coronavirus prevention crushed Australia’s flu season. Can Canada expect the same?
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Although some Australian evidence suggests upcoming flu season will be mild, predictions of what will happen here may not follow suit.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 4, 2020 Source:Next flu season expected to be milder because of COVID-19 measures
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This coming winter may see a confluence of the flu and Sars-CoV-2 infections. Can the health care system cope if this scenario arrives?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 22, 2020 Source:CDC Director Robert Redfield warns second wave of covid-19 will coincide with flu, threatening health-care capacity
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Sunday House Call, #726, February 9, 2020: Masking Reality
Sunday House Call, #725, February 9, 2020: Masking Reality Topics today include: Tens of thousands of people in China reported to have been infected by the virus. Surgical face masks fly off the shelves leading to shortage. The influenza virus has infected 19 million people in the US alone with over 10,000 deaths and 180,000…
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We wear seat belts don’t we just in case? Get the flu vaccine for the same reason and save yourself from 3-4 weeks of misery and for some, death.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 28, 2019 Source:Get vaccine now before flu season peaks, health officials urge
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Flu shot can reduce the risk the flu poses to asthmatics.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2019 Source:Asthma sufferers are putting themselves at risk by not getting free flu jab this winter, study warns