Vaccines against COVID-19 and flu will be offered starting October 15 in New Brunswick. Appointment booking is already open to the population.
Public health encourages all citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, but strongly recommends that people who are at high risk of complications from respiratory illness get both of these vaccines
writes public health in a press release published Tuesday.
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The new COVID-19 vaccine, approved by Health Canada, targets the circulating Omicron KP.2 subvariant.
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These people are those 65 and older, those living in long-term care facilities, pregnant women, people with medical conditions that put them at higher risk of complications related to COVID, members of First Nations , Métis and Inuit, as well as people who provide essential community services
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Appointments can be made online on the government website (New window) or by calling a participating community pharmacy.
A nasal spray flu vaccine for children
FluMist will be offered again this year to children aged 2 to 17 who are afraid of needles and may be hesitant to receive the flu vaccine by injection
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Parents should ensure that their child is eligible for this type of vaccine. Primary care providers, community pharmacies and a regional public health office can provide this information.
Seven deaths from COVID-19 in one month
COVID-19 killed at least seven more New Brunswickers between August 25 and September 28, according to the latest report from EPI Respiratoire, the provincial government system that provides a weekly report on the progress of the flu and COVID-19 epidemics. All were aged 65 or older. Only deaths occurring in hospital are counted as attributable to COVID.
During the same period, there were 267 hospitalizations and 17 intensive care admissions. Among those hospitalized were four children under the age of 4 and three aged 5 to 19. Twelve people were aged 20 to 44, 33 were 45 to 64, and 215 were 65 or older.
