Flu season is dawning on us — and Conestoga is offering free shots
Conestoga College will be having flu shot clinics at various campus’ between Nov. 5 and Nov. 15, 2019.
Conestoga College will be having flu shot clinics at various campus’ between Nov. 5 and Nov. 15, 2019.
There’s no spike in flu-related illness in Waterloo Region yet — but now’s the time to get prepared, a local health expert says.
Within two weeks, the vaccine against this winter’s influenza strains will arrive — and injections will be available on Conestoga’s Doon campus.
By: James Wells Amirah Bacchus, a second year practical nursing student, administers the influenza vaccine to a fellow Conestoga student at Doon campus’s open flu shot clinic on Nov. 3.
By HEATHER STANLEY With the recent arrival of this year’s first snowfall, it’s a sure sign that winter is approaching. Along with the coming frigid weather and scarves, flu season is just around the corner. Flu activity is generally at its highest during winter months, although outbreaks can start in early October and can last until May. The flu shot is a way to prevent contracting viruses, but only a … Continued