Flu Shots Available for Some

The Northwestern Health Unit is now offering seasonal flu shots - but only to residents 65 and older.
Its the first phase of how the Health Unit will administer vaccinations for both the seasonal and H1N1 flu strains this year.

Medical Officer of Health Doctor Jim Arthurs says only seniors can get their seasonal flu shot at Health Unit office now.

"The reason for that is that they tend to have some immunity because of their age and previous exposures to the H1N1," says Arthurs, "so there greatest risk is seasonal flu, not H1N1."

Seasonal flu shots for those under 65 likely won't be available until early January, but Arthurs says clinics for the H1N1 flu could begin within the next couple of weeks.