Doctor cautions northern B.C. residents about Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV [Video]

As northern B.C. heads into colder days, Dr. Wenzhen Zuo offered preventive information on this respiratory illness season.

Zuo is a public health resident at the University of British Columbia, working with Northern Health’s medical health officers.

She states that the respiratory illness season spans from September to the end of February. Currently, the predominant circulating ailments in the northern B.C. region are COVID-19, influenza viruses, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

While the recent number of cases reported by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is not concerning, this is an ideal time to implement protective measures, she said.

“During this winter season, where we will have more respiratory pathogens circulating, we would encourage our population to consider to get their boosters of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, and also encourage people to discuss with your GP for other vaccines that they will be eligible for. It is offered …