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Boston Flu Update: 7,000+ Vaccinated, 8 Deaths
By Becca Manning
More than 7,000 Boston residents received their flu shots last weekend, following Mayor Thomas Menino?s declaration of a public health emergency.
As of Tuesday, the virus had led to at least eight confirmed deaths in the city, including one child under the age of six and seven adults over age 65, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission.
?We have over 900 confirmed cases and eight deaths [in Boston],? Ferrer said. ?Influenza-like illness at emergency rooms is running at a little over 5 percent [of all cases], which is very, very high.?
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By Becca Manning
More than 7,000 Boston residents received their flu shots last weekend, following Mayor Thomas Menino?s declaration of a public health emergency.
As of Tuesday, the virus had led to at least eight confirmed deaths in the city, including one child under the age of six and seven adults over age 65, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission.
?We have over 900 confirmed cases and eight deaths [in Boston],? Ferrer said. ?Influenza-like illness at emergency rooms is running at a little over 5 percent [of all cases], which is very, very high.?
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