As demand increases for the flu shot this year amid a global pandemic, Sudbury residents might face longer wait times, but Public Health insists that there are more than enough vaccines to go around. If all that’s available is the standard, then please just get that,” said Karly McGibbon, a public health nurse with Public Health Sudbury and Districts. “What we don’t want is people thinking they have to wait for the high-dose, and then they wait, and wait, and wait, and then they get sick.”Sudbury residents have reportedly been having a hard time accessing the high-dose vaccine locally. “My husband and I are senior citizens and are unable to receive the senior flu shot. “We received a shipment of the high-dose vaccine, and then Public Health gave that out to hospitals and long-term care homes in the region.

Source: thestar October 24, 2020 15:00 UTC