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Mass docs and clinics start scheduling H1N1 vaccines for high risk groups
Check here from latest clinics: From Masspro.org Nov. 12: WBUR asks: Has Swine Flu Peaked in Mass? The NYTimes had a story in September predicting it would peack in October. The state comes out with...
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DPH: More H1N1 vaccine arrives in state, still not enough
From the DPH As of this past weekend, the state has received just over 1 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine. However, this is still less than one third of the total amount of vaccine we have ordered....
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New DPH report: Flu cases on the decline
The state reports that that “although ILI (influenza like illness) activity seems to have peaked and is on a decline, activity is still at a level that is significantly higher than what was seen at the...
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Swine flu: Did the system work?
For seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine sites, check with your doctor or www.masspro.org The NY Times reports that: Although it is too early to write the obituary for swine flu, medical experts, already...
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HWR: H1N1 scams, elderly drivers and the health reform debate
The new “Health Wonk Review” –the floating web digest of health policy blog posts – is up. The “Healthcare Economist” site hosts with Mass-relevant posts on scam H1N1 flu products and older drivers....
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State on back-to-school flu issues
From The Boston Globe Massachusetts health authorities took the unprecedented step yesterday of deputizing dentists, paramedics, and pharmacists to help administer vaccines against both the seasonal...
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Misinformation about single-payer in AP story
This bit of misinformation appeared in an Associated Press story in my morning paper, The Boston Globe. Rep., Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. Weiner “is one of dozens of Democrats who favor creation of a...
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H1N1 Vaccine arrives in Mass
Update 10/15 The Globe reports on a hectic scence at one clinic. Patients swarmed a flu shot clinic yesterday at a Jamaica Plain pediatric office, overwhelming medical officials providing H1N1 and...
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Getting an H1N1 flu shot in Massachusetts
11/27 More shots arriving but number of flu cases leveling off. Check with your doctor or http://flu.masspro.org to find out when vaccines will be available. From 11/27 weekly flu report:...
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“The short red line gets long — Flu symptoms jump in Mass
BHN has been regularly updating an earlier post. But, it looks like it is time to put H1N1 back on the top of the queue. 11/5 New state weekly report: As illustrated in this week’s report, we...
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