As the weather gets cooler, Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding everyone to get their flu shots this season.
They’re also advising that everyone make sure their COVID-19 vaccinations are up-to-date.
This year’s flu vaccine will be available at clinics and participating pharmacies later this month.
Monica Blair, the manager of Grey Bruce Public Health’s program for vaccine preventable diseases says that vaccination remains the best defence against respiratory illnesses such as influenza and COVID.
The Ministry of Health recommends that all adults and children six months of age and older get the updated flu vaccine each fall as the influenza virus changes frequently. The flu shot takes about two weeks to take full effect.
The Ministry also recommends that all individuals six months of age and older receive the KP.2-containing COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available to them this fall.
The general public can receive this season’s COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot from their primary care provider or at a participating pharmacy starting October 28th.