H1N1 Flu Clinic Update

Residents in the Kenora-Rainy River area seem to be heeding the advice of local health officials in getting their H1N1 flu shot.

Director of Health Protection for the Northwestern Health Unit Arlene Lesenke says numbers for the first week alone exceeded expectations.

"We have in one week delivered 5,800 doses of vaccine," says Lesenke. "This is 50 per cent of the normal total we would immunize in a flu season from November to March. We've done that in one week.

Lesenke says there have been some changes to its flu clinic schedule with local offices offering additional clinics as required.