Flu shot demand still high
Posted Jan 14, 2014 7:24 am.
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Demand for the flu shot remains high across the country with pharmacists in Nova Scotia now saying they’re running low on the vaccine.
More shipments are expected around the end of next week.
Saskatchewan has received an extra 21,000 doses of the flu shot, after a shortage last week forced the province to limit vaccinations to young children and pregnant moms.
So far this year, the data collected by the public health agency of Canada and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggest North America is experiencing a normal flu season.
Disease experts tell The Globe and Mail, demand for the shot is being fueled by concerns younger people are more susceptible to this year’s virus.
