Respiratory illness season has arrived and I’m encouraging everyone to take steps to protect yourself, your families and your communities by getting your recommended respiratory vaccines.
Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to help prevent serious illness from respiratory viruses. If you're eligible, now is the time to get vaccinated.
Common respiratory viruses such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, influenza and COVID-19 can lead to serious health complications, especially for infants, older adults, and people at higher risk of severe illness.
This season, Ontario continues to expand access to the RSV vaccine. RSV is a common virus that can cause serious illness, particularly in young children and older adults.
Residents are also encouraged to receive their annual flu shot and the updated COVID-19 vaccine, designed to provide protection against current circulating variants.
These vaccines are safe, effective, and proven to reduce the risk of infection, severe illness, hospitalization and death.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are now available for everyone six months of age and older. It is also safe to receive the flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines at the same appointment.
For more information about influenza, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines visit durham.ca/Flu, durham.ca/CovidVaccines, and durham.ca/RSV. You can also call Durham Health Connection Line at 905-668-2020 or 1-800-841-2729.
Together, we can help protect one another and keep Durham healthy this respiratory illness season.