Flu Clinics
Influenza cases are increasing across Canada. Dr. Shauna Hudson, Medical Health Officer for Sun Country Health Region, says if you haven’t had your influenza immunization yet, you can still protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated.
The flu shot is still available free of charge this year to any individual in the Region who wants to receive it. Please contact your local Public Health Office to make an appointment for a flu shot – a list of phone numbers for the Public Health Offices is provided below.
Flu shots are strongly recommended for all special risk groups. If you belong to any of these risk groups you need a “flu” shot:
- Adults 65 years of age and older*
- People with chronic health conditions*
- People with severe obesity*
- Pregnant women*
- Residents of nursing homes or other care facilities*
- Member of a household expecting a newborn before March 2011
- Children from 6 months of age to under 5 years of age
- Household members and close contacts of infants under 6 months of age
- Child care and day care workers who provide care to children aged 6 months to under 5 years of age
- Health care workers, health care students or health care volunteers
- People who work with poultry or hogs
* You also need a “flu” shot if you are a household member or a close contact of someone who is at high risk for complications from influenza (see the groups above marked with a star*)
To make an appointment for your “flu” shot, call your local Public Health Office at the telephone number listed below:
Weyburn Public Health 842-8618
Carlyle Community Health 453-6131
Coronach Health Centre 267-5705
Redvers Health Centre 452-3464
Galloway Health Centre 483-2313
Kipling Community Health 736-2112, 736-2113
St. Joseph’s Hospital 637-3626
Radville Public Health 869-2555
Reposted Jan-17-11