Vaccine

Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…

Vernon mom raising alarm after teenage son asked to consent to immunization
YOUTH HAD BAD REACTION TO VACCINATIONS AS A CHILD VERNON – You might not think…

Kamloops school district has no plans to require proof of immunization
KAMLOOPS – As health authorities and politicians discuss the potential of having proof of immunization…

More cases of whooping cough in Vernon than normal
VERNON – A jump in the number of people coming down with the whooping cough…

This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain
KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...