In his first statement as Alberta’s new chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe says the province will manage the annual flu season by transitioning “back to longstanding practices to manage respiratory infections.”
Local public health officials will notify schools of outbreaks and provide support and advice as needed.
“Winter is historically the peak season for respiratory infections,” he said in the Nov. 16 statement. “Like other jurisdictions, Alberta is seeing an early rise in seasonal infections including influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and COVID-19, and is expecting a severe season.”
Joffe said the influenza season in Australia often predicts what flu will look like when it hits Canada….