Department of Health Offers Advice for High Flu Season
The Red Cross says that flue outbreaks are earlier than normal in the area.
Flu season is upon us. Alan Balsam, Director of Public Health and Human Services, said that there have been 37 confirmed cases of influenza in Brookline. “I imagine there are more than just 37 people with the flu, but usually people fight it on their own. These cases are the ones that have been reported and people have been seen by doctors.” Boston Mayor Thomas Menino declared a health emergency due to Boston's flu outbreak. There were over 700 reported cases in the city this flu season, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. That's 10 times the average number of cases last year, according to WBUR. For Brookline, 37 cases is higher than normal, almost double the numbers from last year, but Balsam said it is “nothing to panic …
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