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Alberta health officials warn of H1N1 third wave
By Richard Warnica, Edmonton JournalNovember 26, 2009
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EDMONTON ? The second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked, but transmission of the virus continues and a third wave could hit before Christmas, provincial health officials warned Thursday as they again urged Albertans to get vaccinated against the disease.
?Our best chance of avoiding a significant third wave in early winter would be to get as many Albertans immunized as possible,? said Dr. Andre Corriveau, the province?s chief medical officer of health. ?So we?re going to keep trying hard to convince people who haven?t done so yet to avail themselves of the opportunity to get immunized.?
Close to 850,000 Albertans have received the H1N1 vaccine since mass immunization began almost four weeks ago, said Dr. Gerry Predy, the senior medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services.
Predy said about 50,000 people a day have been receiving the shot since the clinics were reopened to the general public Monday.
?We?ve scheduled them (the clinics) to run until Christmas,? Predy said. ?But we?re prepared to keep them running as long as people keep coming forward.?
Fifty four people have died from H1N1 in Alberta since the flu strain first hit the province last spring. The most two most recent victims, a man and a woman from Edmonton, both suffered from pre-existing chronic conditions.
Corriveau said the province wants 70 per cent of Albertans ? or more than 2.5 million people ? to receive the vaccine before the campaign ends.
rwarnica@thejournal.canwest.com
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Alberta health officials warn of H1N1 third wave
By Richard Warnica, Edmonton JournalNovember 26, 2009
StoryPhotos ( 2 )
EDMONTON ? The second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked, but transmission of the virus continues and a third wave could hit before Christmas, provincial health officials warned Thursday as they again urged Albertans to get vaccinated against the disease.
?Our best chance of avoiding a significant third wave in early winter would be to get as many Albertans immunized as possible,? said Dr. Andre Corriveau, the province?s chief medical officer of health. ?So we?re going to keep trying hard to convince people who haven?t done so yet to avail themselves of the opportunity to get immunized.?
Close to 850,000 Albertans have received the H1N1 vaccine since mass immunization began almost four weeks ago, said Dr. Gerry Predy, the senior medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services.
Predy said about 50,000 people a day have been receiving the shot since the clinics were reopened to the general public Monday.
?We?ve scheduled them (the clinics) to run until Christmas,? Predy said. ?But we?re prepared to keep them running as long as people keep coming forward.?
Fifty four people have died from H1N1 in Alberta since the flu strain first hit the province last spring. The most two most recent victims, a man and a woman from Edmonton, both suffered from pre-existing chronic conditions.
Corriveau said the province wants 70 per cent of Albertans ? or more than 2.5 million people ? to receive the vaccine before the campaign ends.
rwarnica@thejournal.canwest.com
? Copyright (c) Canwest News Service