Influenza vaccine to be given Wednesday, Thursday, Jan. 16, 17 at Belmont Center branch.
Belmont Savings Bank is offering free flu shots Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 16 and 17, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their main office in Belmont Center at 2 Leonard St. Mount Auburn Hospital will provide nurses to administer the vaccine. “This flu season has already been one of the worst on record, and it is not too late get vaccinated. We want to insure that everyone in our community has a convenient way to get a free flu shot,” said Bob Mahoney, President and CEO of Belmont Savings. “We approached Mount Auburn Hospital and they were thrilled to partner with us on this initiative,” he said. Given the branch’s convenient location, the Bank has offered its space to work with Mount Auburn Hospital for this service to residents in Belmont and …
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Belmont Savings Bank
2 Leonard St, Belmont, MA
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It not too late to protect yourself and your family from the flu.
While it would appear that the intensifying influenza outbreak seems to have skipped by Belmont – only nine documented cases in town according to Belmont Health Director Stefan Russakow – the threat of catching the flu remains high. Just across the town line in Arlington, flu cases are up 15-fold with 77 resident documented having the influenza while Boston has declared a public health emergency Wednesday, Jan. 9 as instances of the flu were ten times higher than just last year. Also Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 18 flu-related deaths in the Commonwealth so far this season. But fear not: according to the Center for Disease Control and Russakow, there is still time to get a flu shot. And with the weekend …
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CVS Pharmacy
264 Trapelo Rd, Belmont, MA
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Shaw's
535 Trapelo Rd, Belmont, MA
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