Public Service Announcement: Flu Shot Appointments Available in Mid-November

NORTH BAY, ON - Flu season is not yet underway and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has received above average requests for the flu shot. As a result the Health Unit is now booking appointments into mid-November and will not be accepting further appointment bookings until the first week of November. Information on community flu shot clinics will be made public in the upcoming weeks.

The flu vaccine is provided to health units from the Ministry of Health, these shipments come weekly with a larger shipment in mid-November. There are currently no active cases of the flu within the district.

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Alex McDermid, Public Relations Specialist
P: 705-474-1400, ext. 5221 or 1-800-563-2808
E: communications@healthunit.ca