swine flu
swine flu
Free Flu Shot Clinics
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Dorchester House Multi-Service Center is offering Free Flu Shots every Saturday from 9am - 1pm through Dec. 12th. Seasonal flu shots are available currently, and H1N1 (Swine flu) vaccines should be available in early November. No appointment necessary. For up-to-date information, call our flu shot clinic hot line at 617-740-2553.
City preps for second bout of swine flu
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With Boston expecting another hit of the swine flu virus this fall, local health centers are working to set up flu clinics to vaccinate residents for both the novel virus and the seasonal flu.
“Everybody is prepared in case things go badly in the community,†said Edward Grimes, head of the Uphams Corner Health Center. “The first time was a surprise as all of us experienced.†Read more
Lilla G. Frederick closed for swine flu
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One confirmed case of H1N1 ifluenza plus 12 teachers and 144 out of 600 students out sick equals another school closed to help prevent the spread of the virus commonly referred to as the swine flu. Boston Public Schools announced the one-week closure of the Lilla G. Frederick Middle School on Columbia Road today at 4:35 p.m. Read more
BPS: Marshall School student has Swine Flu
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A kindergarten student at the John Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester has become the first Boston Public School student diagnosed with the Swine Flu, the Reporter learned this afternoon. Read more
Cases cited in state; health officials on swine flu watch
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Citing an outbreak in Lowell as well as clusters of cases that have popped up across the country, state and local health officials and neighborhood caregivers are bracing for the possible serious incursion of a deadly swine flu strain into the region this week. Said Dr. Salvatore Molica, a longtime family physician at the Codman Square Health Center: “Vigilance is going to be the word of the day the next several weeks.†Read more
