The CIUSSS MCQ informed that the flu vaccination campaign begins on Thursday.
Vaccination once morest influenza is strongly recommended for people who have a higher risk of having certain complications that can lead to hospitalization or death related to this virus.
For example, people aged 75 and over, people six months and over, including pregnant women, living with certain conditions or chronic illnesses.
Vaccination is also recommended for healthy pregnant women in their second and third trimesters.
In order to reduce the risk of transmission, vaccination is also recommended for people living under the same roof as the people named above, their caregivers, people who live with a baby under six months old (these cannot be vaccinated), as well as healthcare workers.
