H1N1 Flu
The H1N1 flu vaccination campaign is underway. The plan is to inocculate more than one million Montrealers.
Here is where you can find stories and information about the virus.
Click here for a list of vaccination sites in Montreal.
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Bolduc says vaccination plan is under control
After a day of frustration at vaccination centres across the province, Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc wants to assure Quebecers that the government is in control of the situation. more...
Limited supply of H1N1 vaccine leads to frustration
The swine flu vaccination program continues across the province on Friday, but the government has had to step in to calm people down after a day of frustration and long lineups resulting from a limited supply of the H1N1 vaccine. more...
ERs overcrowded because of swine flu
Concerns over the swine flu are swamping Montreal area hospitals. more...
Swine flu's impact convinces health care workers to get vaccine
Witnesses to the swine flu's impact on patients' health has convinced some health care workers to get the vaccine. more...
Swine flu vaccine rollout going well: officials
The massive campaign to vaccinate more than one million Montrealers for swine flu is going as planned despite logistical challenges, officials said Wednesday. more...
Swine flu FAQ
As the vaccination campaign rolls out slowly across Montreal, fears have been raised by the news of a second death from swine flu. more...
Quebec swine flu vaccinations start ahead of schedule
Quebec health officials are dealing with an outbreak of swine flu in a small Gaspe town, which prompted them to begin vaccinations against the H1N1 virus for health care workers two days ahead of schedule. more...
Montreal unveils swine-flu plans
Montreal's ambitious swine-flu vaccination plan calls for the vaccination of more than one million people as quickly as possible. more...
Quebecers reluctant to get swine flu vaccine
A new poll suggests that a large number of Quebecers do not intend to get vaccinated against the swine flu, mainly because they are worried about possible harmful side effects. more...
H1N1 now the dominant flu virus, says expert
Time is of the essence when it comes to rolling out the swine flu vaccine, says one public health expert, as H1N1 has squeezed out the seasonal flu as the dominant virus this year. more...
Every Quebecer to receive swine flu guide
Quebec has begun its information campaign on the swine flu, which is expected to hit the province this fall. more...
1 in 4 Quebecers would go to work with H1N1 flu: poll
A new poll suggesting a quarter of Quebec workers would go to work with the H1N1 virus illustrates the urgent need for a new workplace culture that promotes a common-sense approach to the battle against swine flu, experts say. more...
Swine-flu precautions trump religious tradition
The possibility of a swine flu outbreak has everyone taking extra precautions these days, including churches. more...
Mass absenteeism at Chateauguay school
Some 180 students at Mary Gardner elementary are not in class -- that's more than half the student population. more...
Swine flu at Chateauguay school
CTV News has learned that an elementary school in Chateauguay has two confirmed cases of the swine flu. more...
Mandatory H1N1 shots for soldiers could violate Charter
The Canadian Forces reserves the right to order its soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to take the vaccine meant to prevent swine flu, says the military's surgeon general. more...
Swine flu bigger threat than influenza
Quebec's Director of Public Health Protection is recommending people be given the vaccine for swine flu first, and only get the traditional flu shot at the end of the year. more...
Many skeptical of swine flu vaccine
Despite repeated warnings of a pandemic, only half of Montrealers say they will be willing to get vaccinated, according to a survey taken on behalf of Montreal Public Health. more...
Nurses want wholesale swine-flu vaccine
The Quebec Order of Nurses says members are paying excessive prices for vaccines, including swine-flu inoculations, and that the costs are being passed onto clients. more...
Swine flu hasn't mutated, say officials
The second wave of swine flu that's expected to hit Quebec this fall and winter doesn't appear to have mutated into a more virulent strain, Montreal public health officials said Tuesday. more...
