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B.C.’s provincial health officer had some good news Friday about the province’s respiratory season.

Speaking at a briefing with Health Minister Adrian Dix, Dr. Bonnie Henry said influenza infections in all age groups have declined.

“This has been a very unusual year so it’s important to recognize we can’t necessarily compare this season to previous seasons,” Henry said.

Due to the health and safety measures that were in place at the beginning of the pandemic, including travel restrictions and social distancing, there was an entire cohort of children who were never exposed to influenza, she added. Therefore, the risk of them becoming sicker this year was always a concern.

“Influenza A H3N2 the one that’s been causing the most illness and the one that’s thankfully, decreasing,” Henry added.

For more info, please go to: https://globalnews.ca/news/9409220/bc-respiratory-illness-season-latest-update-january/

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