Is everyone getting sick for the holidays? Health officials urge public to get flu, COVID vaccines – CBC

Families with young children report recurrences of respiratory illnesses

Dec 20, 2023

If you or someone you know is battling a cold, the flu or COVID-19, you’re not alone. It’s that time of year when more people are feeling sick and health officials are stressing the importance of preventing the spread of respiratory illnesses.

They’re urging Canadians to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines, saying it’s not too late if they want to help protect their own health and that of friends and family over the holidays.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says as bad as overcrowding can be in emergency wards, it could get worse in the coming weeks, due to suspected cases of flu and COVID-19.

One illness after another
Ryan Kirkpatrick, who lives in Whitby, Ont., with his wife and their five-year-old daughter, Louise, says it’s been a tough few months due to one illness after another.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/seasonal-illnesses-influenza-covid-vaccines-1.7065795