Alberta’s flu season, which has yet to end, is shaping up to be one of the deadliest in recent memory and that is sparking concern among doctors and scientists.
According to provincial data, there have been 117 confirmed influenza deaths — 111 hospitalized cases and six in the community — so far during the 2022-23 season.
“It’s looking like the flu season is going to be one of the worst — if not the worst — flu seasons in the last decade,” said Craig Jenne, associate professor of microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Calgary.
“It’s right up there there with the worst seasons
