Health
Flu Emergency Precautions
Mayor Menino declared a public health emergency in Boston as reports showed an increasingly severe flu season. Mayor Menino and the Boston Public Health Commission have been working with community health centers around the city to offer free vaccination clinics.
This morning declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Please take care. More here: goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu- We can all work together to minimize the impact of this flu season, and Mayor Menino has asked all Boston residents to get vaccinated. To make this easier, the City and local community centers have been offering many free clinics throughout Boston.
- Full list of clinics, via the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC):
Find a free flu vaccine clinic near you for this weekend ow.ly/gJLi3 #bostonflu- The BPHC has lots of tips for how to stay healthy, and to prevent the spread of the flu, like this poster:
- We know you have questions...
Kids run by me at the gym and all I can think about is "Don't give me the flu, don't give me the flu!" #germs #paranoid #bostonflu
It's not me, it's you. #healthy #communityhealthmajor #bostonflu http://pic.twitter.com/NVkj9Fj4- So we made sure you had easy access to the answers. Watch this fun and informative animated PSA about how the flu spreads:
- The Mayor's Health Line offered expanded hours through the weekend to make sure that all questions were answered.
If you have questions about the flu or want to know how to get the vaccine, call the Mayor's Health Line at (617) 534-5050.- @DotHouse did over 400 free flu shots today! Still time to get yours at other locations. bphc.org for sites and hours #bostonflu
We adminstered more than 500 flu vaccines on Saturday! #bostonflu #healthnews
Did you get your flu shot yet? Neponset HlthCtr, Geiger-Gibson HlthCtr & Dot House offering free shots 2day #bostonflu #bphc.orgformoreinfo- Based on a platform built by our friends in Chicago, the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics built this interactive map to make finding a flu clinic even easier:
- Flu clinics today across the city: find one via the @newurbanmechs interactive map ow.ly/gKh52 #bostonflu
Flu Shot Clinics - BostonThere are a limited number of free flu vaccine clinics available for Boston residents. Find a clinic near you. For a complete calendar of...
- To help enhance education, the Boston Public Health Commission teamed up with the Boston Globe on Friday to host a live web chat, featuring BPHC Medical Director Dr. Huy Nguyen and Globe Daily Dose blogger Deb Kotz.
Question about #BostonFlu? Availability of vaccine? Join our chat w/ @HealthyBoston and @debkotz2 fb.me/1NYb4mnVY
- Dr. Nguyen and BPHC Multimedia Producer Pat Henderson take questions from Bostonians about the flu.
