‘Through the worst’: Alta. minister says recent flu season was a difficult one

‘Through the worst’: Alta. minister says recent flu season was a difficult one

The Alberta government says the worst is behind us for this flu season, now that case numbers are dropping in the province’s hospitals and intensive care units.

NDP Calls on UCP to Act After Alberta’s Deadliest Flu Season

EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP shadow minister for primary and preventative health services is calling on the United Conservative government to act following what he describes as the deadliest flu season on record. Sharif Haji says 250 lives have been lost so far this season, marking the fourth consecutive year of rising flu related deaths in the province. Haji says vaccination rates have declined since 2022 and now sit at about 20 per cent. He says l…