New Brunswick has seen 572 more cases of the flu so far this season than the same time last year, with 160 more hospitalizations and eight more deaths, Department of Health statistics show. - Jennifer Russell, acting chief medical officer of healthThat's the earliest start of influenza activity in New Brunswick on record, he said. Still, the province's acting chief medical officer of health is encouraging people to get the flu shot. There have been 738 reported cases of the flu as of Jan. 27 — 537 Influenza A and 201 Influenza B. Dr. Jennifer Russell, acting chief medical officer of health, said it's not unusual for the efficacy of the flu vaccine to vary year to year.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2018 18:20 UTC