The province claims there's no shortage of flu vaccine and its still urging everyone to get immunized. Health Minister Leo Glavine tells us there's plenty of vaccine to go around but it has been challenging to keep up with such a huge public response, especially at pharmacies. He says there's a perceived shortage but its simply a matter of moving the vaccine stock around and getting more in.
The minister says the benefits of getting the flu vaccine diminish as the peak of the flu season nears in February. Glavine says the province brought in enough flu vaccine to cover 47 per cent of the population, which he says is more per capita than any other province in Canada and the response rate has been higher than anywhere else in the country.
