Ottawa Reopens Flu Clinics as Cases Rise

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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In a statement issued by Ottawa public health, it has been confirmed that an estimate of 81 cases of influenza have been reported so far in Ottawa this season, which includes the death of one elderly person linked to the virus. Associate Medical Officer of Health at Ottawa Public Health, Dr. Carolyn Pim, pointed out that the majority of influenza cases reported in the area were of H1N1, which is the strain at the heart of the “swine flu” outbreak from several years ago.

Dr. Pim explained that “it is in the flu vaccine this year, as it has been since the pandemic,” as she added that “we would encourage people to get the vaccine so that they can be protected.” On the other hand, Virologist Dr. Earl Brown exposed that “this is a harder-hitting flu than your garden-variety flu.” He added that “this year it’s pretty well the main virus, 80 per cent of the infections are H1N1, so it’s the strong, main infector this year and that’s a bit unusual since 2009,” while it was added that “these viruses jockey and trade places year after year.”

According to Ottawa Public Health, it is too early to confirm whether the cause of death of the only victim in her 90s was due to the H1N1 strain. Pim pointed out that the flu this year is not as prevalent as last year, when there were around 160 cases at the beginning of January. She mentioned that “the flu is upon us, and it’s still not too late to get your shots.”

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