's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison says two Island seniors have died from flu. saw a total of six deaths and 319 lab-confirmed cases of flu. All the lab-confirmed cases have been influenza-A H1N1, the predominant strain of flu this year, she said. Vaccine 70% effectiveYoung people are being affected more by H1N1 than other demographics, Morrison said, and the flu vaccine this year is about 70 per cent effective according to a mid-season study. More than 60,000 flu vaccine doses have been distributed across P.E.I.

Source: CBC News January 30, 2019 20:48 UTC