The flu causes about 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths in Canada each year. Who should get a flu shot this year? What happens if they don’t?
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In 2018, the Society helped create Unmasking Influenza – The 1918 Spanish Flu in Canada, detailing preparing for the next pandemic as a commemorative educational initiative.
Produced by Sound Venture Productions and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and in collaboration with key supporting partners, Unmasking Influenza breathes new life into this global story of disease, death and tragedy — a story that has been largely forgotten…until now.
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http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aspc-phac/HP40-198-2017-eng.pdf
https://ipac-canada.org/influenza-resources.php
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/flu-influenza/health-professionals.htm
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/01/10/Costly-Ineffective-Flu-Shots/ and https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-flu-shot-vaccine-skowronski-h1n1-1.3669427
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/flu-deaths-us-80000-last-winter-1.4839917
https://globalnews.ca/news/3050876/what-canadians-should-expect-from-the-2016-17-flu-season/
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