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The holiday season is the perfect time for germs and illnesses like the H1N1 flu to spread.

This guidance document has been developed to provide guidance for the occupational health (OH) and infection prevention and control (IPC) management of health care workers1 (HCWs) and other staff to prevent the transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Flu Virus in all settings where health care is provided.

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, federal Minister of Health, along with Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and Dr. Danielle Grondin, Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness at the Public Health Agency of Canada, will provide an update on the H1N1 flu virus.

Bi-weekly and cumulative number of deaths due to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, by province/territory, Canada, as of 10 December, 2009

All vaccines authorized for use in Canada have been carefully tested for safety.

This document can be used by community health planners, public health departments, regional health authorities and the provinces and territories, as well as health care providers who work with remote and isolated communities.

All vaccines authorized for use in Canada have been carefully tested for safety.

Federal Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq will receive her H1N1 vaccine shot.

This statement provides a summary of the epidemiology of pandemic H1N1 human influenza (pH1N1), as well as information on the pH1N1 vaccines approved for use in Canada and their recommended usage.