Ontario, Canada.
2 new deaths. 99-97= 2.
Flu shot costs adding up
Posted 1 hour ago
BOB BOUGHNER
The Daily News
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2203506
he cost of immunizing Chatham-Kent residents against H1N1 and seasonal flu isn’t cheap.
In fact, the price tag so far has reached the $267,000 mark. That’s based on 25,000 HIN1 immunizations at a cost of $10 each and 2,000 seasonal flu shots at $8.50 each.
“This is how we budgeted and staffed our clinics and at this time we anticipate meeting our budget,’’ said April Reitdyk, director of public health for the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit.
Funds are coming from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Reitdyk noted eight more mass immunization clinics are scheduled in Chatham-Kent. H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccinations will be offered at all remaining clinics, she said.
A total of 24 Chatham-Kent residents have required hospitalization as of Nov. 27 for H1N1. Across the province, 1,582 have been hospitalized as of Nov. 26 and across Canada nearly 5,500 people have been admitted as of Nov. 14.
There have been 99 deaths in Ontario as of Nov. 30 associated with H1N1 and 309 deaths across Canada as of Nov. 26 — but none locally.
The next clinic is planned for St. Paul’s Congregational Church in Chatham this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nova Scotia, Canada.
1 new death. 7-6= 1.
7th N.S. death linked to H1N1
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 7:09 PM AT
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/12/02/ns-seventh-swine-death.html
A seventh Nova Scotian has died after developing swine flu, public health officials said Wednesday.
The latest victim — from the Halifax area — was in her 40s and had underlying health conditions.
Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief public health officer, said this does not mean there is more illness in the community.
“It’s very typical to see this week to two-week lag between disease activity and when you see the peak of deaths,” he said. “Our peak activity was two or three weeks ago, and so last week, we had some deaths and this week another death. So, it’s reflective of that time lag. It’s not any indication at all that somehow the disease is becoming more severe.”
Last week, a man and woman, both in their 40s, died of complications resulting from the swine flu.
Stephen Nolan, 46, of Halifax, was the first person without underlying medical conditions to die of the disease in Nova Scotia.
Nolan’s family issued a statement after his death urging all Nova Scotians to get vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza A virus that causes swine flu.
Prior to that, four women and two men, all over age 40, had died in Nova Scotia since the outbreak began in the spring.
Nova Scotia launched its inoculation program on Oct. 27. The vaccine was restricted to priority groups following a Canada-wide shortage, and only made available to the general public on Nov. 20.