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Kamloops dealing with flu outbreak

Several Kamloops care facilitates have been hit by a flu outbreak. Some seniors have possibly died from it.

An outbreak of the flu has hit senior care homes in Kamloops

Most years, public health authorities plead and cajole people to get a flu shot, with moderate success. But a few unexpected deaths and a hint of a tightening of supply, and suddenly almost everyone is desperate to get a shot. (Toby Talbot/Associated Press)

An outbreak of the flu has hit a number of senior care facilities in Kamloops.

Dozens of people have been sick and the flu may be responsible for a number of deaths.

Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi is a medical health officer for Interior Health.

To  hear the interview, click the link: Kamloops dealing with flu outbreak