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x NEWS “THERE ARE MORE REASONS THAN USUAL 10 GET THE E FLU SHOT 5 MEGAN DELAIRE 2 mdelaire@toronto.com It's fall, the holidays are coming and people are be- ginning to hear the famil- ¢ iar refrain from health E care professionals: get your flu shot. = ile older and more & vulnerable segments of g@ the population can usually * berelied on to heed this ad- vice, younger and healthi- i s 2 5 FS = 2 worse — COVID-19 and its variants — going around. in fact, as William Cic- cotelli, assistant professor of pathology at McMaster University points out, the last thing Ontario's health munities at the same time this flu season. “If you're not symptom- atic with a cold or a cough, you don't drive demand at for er demographics often do of bei _raceinated against inf An infec mn that most- ly Secrates discomfort and inconvenience for an otherwise ay Berson our quien, "ends or relatives people in hospitals and on ventilators, and that's no less the case this year just because there's something Opportunities centers testing,’ mete te said. "If we're sy! free, it re- ally helps | oop the pres- off the parts of our health care system in the community that are trying to focus and respond to CO- VID-19. re also plenty of personal benefits to get- ting the annual flu shot since the overlap in influ- enza and coronavirus symptoms means any flu- like symptoms could seri- ously disrupt your life and generate undue alarm. “Everybody in the com- munity wants to kind of re- turn to normal," Ciccotelli said. "Flu keeps kids out of school. Flu keeps people And it Jeads to a lot of unneces- sary antibiotic use to deal with all of the secondary pneumonias or uncertain- ties around bacterial sec- ondary infections. ie who Yeceived the shot last year and fig- ures it will protect them each year and vaccines evolve with it, which 3 why important ceive the shot each ‘tu sca. son, between October and December. Anyone who didn't receive the flu shot last year and managed to stay healthy thanks to physical distancing, mask- ing and avoiding crowds Shutterstock photo It's flu season again, and there are many reasons to roll up your sleeve. should keep in mind that with COVID-19 numbers dropping and vaccination rates rising, many activi- ties and settings that were restricted last year are now open, increasing the on risk of flu transmission. ile you may view the flu as a minor in- convenience, it's impor- tant to remember its impli- cations are greater for oth- er members of your com- munity, and that the likelihood ofa flu infection disrupting your life iseven greater during a pandem- Plus, iho wants to feel miserable’ | fining aiHalto a #RollUpYourSleevesHalton! More Halton residents now eligible for a third dose/booster of COVID-19 vaccine! The following groups are eligible to book an appointment at a Halton Region COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic for a third dose/booster of a COVID-19 vaccine, at least 168 days after their second dose: The Town of Halton Hills is hiring! School Crossing Guards (Posting 202146) As a School Crossing Guard, you will escort school children across a roadway safely at designated school crossing locations in accordance with the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and of Town of Halton Hills guidelines. Hours of work based on the need to cover + residents 70 years of age and older (born in 1951 or earlier); + eligible health care workers and designated essential caregivers in congregate settings 16 years of age and older (born in 2005 or earlier); temporary staff absences. + individuals who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine; and For a detailed description of the job responsibilities, + First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals 16 years of age and older (born in 2005 or earlier) and their non-Indigenous household members 16 years of age and older. qualifications, and application procedures, visit our website at haltonhills.ca/iobs If you are ble or know someone who is, you can book an ppointment online at halton.ca/COVIDvaccines or by calling Apply today! pted. theifp.ca