For Jude For Everyone – Let's Talk About The Flu

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We've been asked frequently this year whether the

We've been asked frequently this year whether the flu shot necessary while we're all doing our part to prevent COVID-19.

Yes! While the Southern Hemisphere saw a much milder flu season, it's important to be mindful of the differences between the regions. They experienced flu season much earlier in the pandemic, when much more was closed and people were following stricter public health guidelines. They also vaccinated at significantly higher rates than we do here.

We're into our second wave and can see that the public health measures we're following as communities aren't stopping all community spread of COVID-19, and should also expect the flu to spread. The flu shot can't protect against COVID-19, but it can protect you against a respiratory illness that causes ~3500 deaths and ~12,200 hospitalizations in Canada every year. In a year when we're dealing with a pandemic, take every protection available to you. We don't yet know what having both COVID-19 and the flu at the same time looks like, and we need to preserve our healthcare resources for concerns we aren't as able to prevent.

This year and every year, the flu shot is your best first defense.

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Illnesses circulate this time every year, but it c

Illnesses circulate this time every year, but it can sometimes be difficult to recognize what we're fighting. This year, in addition to illnesses we're already familiar with, we're also facing the new challenge of COVID-19. We've updated our guide for you this year to include COVID-19, though it's important to remember that our understanding of this new disease is changing as we learn more about it. Please err on the side of caution and take any potential exposure to COVID-19 seriously.
The flu is not a bad cold or stomach bug. It's a serious respiratory illness that kills ~3500 Canadians and ~36,000 Americans every year. It also causes ~12,200 hospitalizations each year in Canada. Every flu season our hospitals are overburdened by this preventable disease. This year as we navigate life during a pandemic, it's vital we protect our hospitals and other health care resources as we face a second wave and try to deal with backlogged procedures from earlier this year.
Even a mild case of the flu is miserable. Take every step you can to avoid contracting it and spreading it. Your choices could stop the flu from reaching someone who might not survive it, and help keep hospital beds open for those dealing with other health concerns.
Whose life could you save?
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It's Flu Prevention Week! Every year we lose ~3500

It's Flu Prevention Week! Every year we lose ~3500 Canadians and ~36,000 Americans to this preventable disease. In 2016, two-year-old Jude McGee was one of them. He woke up with a low-grade fever and died later that day. He deserved better, and so does everyone who's still here.

This year we're living through a different time, as we manage life with COVID-19. We're hopeful that the actions we're taking to protect ourselves each other during the pandemic will also mean a milder flu season, but we can't take that for granted. As COVID-19 cases continue throughout our communities, we see there are still many ways for the flu to spread, and we need to do everything we can to avoid adding to this year's hospital and health care burdens by preventing every flu case we can.

This year and every year the flu shot is our best first defense. It isn't a guarantee, but it significantly reduces your chances of infection, hospitalization, or death. When we protect ourselves, that protection extends to everyone we come in contact with, and the choices we make could stop the flu from reaching someone grandpa, pregnant wife, or Jude.

Join us this week as we discuss the flu and prevention methods, and get your shot if you haven't yet. Take every step you can, this year and every year. Whose life could you save?

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A chilly afternoon with Mississauga wards 9 & 10 t

A chilly afternoon with Mississauga wards 9 & 10 trustees Nokha Dakroub and Brea Corbet for a physically distant #FluPreventionWeek video. The flu is preventable when we all do our part. Help keep our classrooms safe, this year and every year.

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'How do you prepare for the unthinkable?' That was

'How do you prepare for the unthinkable?' That was the question in last month's feature for The Toronto Star about how to help kids through loss and grief, and that question has come back to me so many times in recent weeks as flu season draws nearer.

In this piece we talked about losing Jude, parenting Isla and Thomas through grief while navigating it ourselves, resources that helped us, and how much it helps to have these big conversations openly with your kids.

But even when you've had the talks and read the books. Even if you've lost a pet or seen death discussed in a favourite movie or show.

Even then.

The best thing you can do is everything you can to protect yourselves and each other. Make sure everyone is up-to-date on their vaccinations. Stay home when sick. Cover coughs and sneezes. Wash hands frequently. Wear a mask while we navigate COVID-19. Take every step you can.

This week is Flu Prevention Week. This year and every year, the choices we make either increase or decrease the risks for ourselves and everyone we come in contact with. Your choices could save a life – maybe yours. Help us stop the spread of the flu.

#forjudeforeveryone #flushot #flupreventionweek #fluprevention #publichealth #communityimmunity #herdimmunity #loss #grief #mississauga #toronto #ontario

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/09/12/schools-are-doing-all-they-can-to-keep-everyone-safe-but-how-do-you-prepare-for-the-unthinkable.html

It takes up to two weeks to develop immunity from

It takes up to two weeks to develop immunity from your flu shot. Get yours today and take every step you can to help protect yourself and everyone you come in contact with from the flu and its most serious effects, this year and every year. #forjudeforeveryone #flushot

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