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Flu season starts early in NWT as vaccine clinics begin
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Flu season starts early in NWT as vaccine clinics begin Emily Blake Friday October 30, 2026 at 5:59am MT A vaccine is prepared at a Yellowknife flu and Covid-19 immunization clinic in November 2024.
Territorial wastewater monitoring data collected between October 11 and 24 shows Influenza A and Covid-19 were detected at moderate viral load levels in Yellowknife.
As of October 17, national surveillance data indicates flu activity was moderate in British Columbia, the Yukon and Nunavut, low in the NWT and Alberta, and very low elsewhere in the country.
Kandola said to date, the territory has had 20 confirmed cases of the flu and one hospitalization, with 60 percent of those cases in Yellowknife.
Fort Smith began offering the vaccine to residents on October 19, Hay River on October 26, Ndılǫ on October 28, and Dettah on October 29.
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Flu season starts early in NWT as vaccine clinics begin
Emily Blake
Friday October 30, 2026 at 5:59am MT
A vaccine is prepared at a Yellowknife flu and Covid-19 immunization clinic in November 2024. Sarah Pruys/Cabin Radio
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As the flu vaccine becomes available in the Northwest Territories, some people are already getting sick.
In the territory and across Canada, flu season started in early October and flu activity has been gradually increasing since.
“It is unique to have a season start so early,” NWT chief public health officer Dr Kami Kandola told Cabin Radio.…
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