COVID-19 pandemic.“The most important thing that people could do this fall would be to get the flu shot,” Dr. Kirsten Fiest, a professor of epidemiology and critical care medicine at the University of Calgary, said Tuesday.“If they haven’t got it in the past, this would be the year,” Fiest said. “Without a doubt, it is one of the most critical public health things people could do, in addition to wearing masks and maintaining distancing.“Getting a flu shot is essential.”The province is set to roll out the influenza vaccine on Oct.
13 for vulnerable populations, like seniors in long-term care and homeless Albertans.“Health practitioners will begin offering vaccines to vulnerable groups as soon as they receive it, which should be by Oct.