Flu fighting strategies should be tailored to cities and rural areas: York U study
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 18:41
in Health & Medicine
In the face of a flu epidemic, a one-size fits all vaccine strategy won't be effective, a new study has found. Instead, strategies need to change significantly depending on the characteristics of each region in Canada and how easily the particular flu strain spreads. The window of time around the onset of a flu epidemic will be vastly different between a remote population and an urban one. Vaccination strategies need to reflect that.