Newfoundland and Labrador doctors say residents should be getting vaccinated against influenza immediately as the province surpasses its previous peaks in cases dating back as far as 2014.
According to the latest weekly influenza report, the province recorded more confirmed cases in a single week than any previous report in the last six years.
Hospitalizations more than doubled in the Week 48 report, with 62 cases reported for this flu season so for. Of those, 12 have been admitted to intensive care.
Right now, fewer than one in four people in the province have had this year’s flu shot.
The province recorded 148 cases in the first week of December alone.
The increase in respiratory viruses throughout Newfoundland and Labrador recently prompted the province’s top doctor to issue a public service announcement.