Jessica Sands, an East York resident, recently took her three young children for influenza shots, but there were no needles involved. And no tears.
“This is the first year … none of my baby girls cried after getting their vaccine,” she said.
If H1N1 proves to be the catalyst for significant healthcare changes, then perhaps the line-ups and confusion will have been worth it. If not, one shudders to think what’s next.
An H1N1 vaccine shot isn’t the only option to fight the flu this season.
With the H1N1 flu epidemic sweeping across the country and through dressing rooms, each Toronto sports franchise has had to make tough decisions on how to handle the situation. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs have…
Scores of people waited in line again Monday morning at the East York Civic Centre to receive their H1N1 flu shots.
The East York Civic Centre was one of only two venues for Toronto Public Health immunization clinics to open yesterday — five days earlier than planned, following a sudden spike in swine flu cases, and the death of a Toronto teenager from the virus.
A local minor hockey executive says he does not believe there is any greater risk of contracting the H1N1 virus at the rink, than in any other areas of the community.
H1N1 flu vaccination sites for the general public will open across Toronto on Monday, and in the wake of two recent, highly-publicized flu deaths, health care workers are bracing for heavy response. Health care workers…