The City of Boston continues to operate at Level 1 status with small numbers of cases of H1N1 or influenza like illness in the community.
Delays continue regarding the availability of both seasonal and H1N1 vaccine. The City will announce public clinics as soon as vaccine is available.
Free seasonal flu clinics are available. A calendar with a list of upcoming free flu clinics is posted to the Boston Public Health Commission’s website www.bphc.org.
You may have noticed the spread of the H1N1 flu decreasing lately in Boston and elsewhere. In the middle of holiday festivities and to-do lists, you may be asking whether getting the vaccine is still important. What many people don’t know is that flu season typically lasts through May, and that past pandemics have occurred in waves. In other words, it’s possible that we will see another increase in H1N1 and/or seasonal flu in the months ahead.
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