Boston flu emergency 2013
Mayor Thomas M. Menino declared a public health emergency because of the expanding flu outbreak. The city has 700 confirmed cases of flu so and four flu-related deaths. Last year Boston had only 70 confirmed cases. > Full story
Has the flu hit you or your family this year? Where do you live? If you have questions about the flu this year, ask your question in the comments field or use #bostonflu on Twitter.
Boston.com Daily Dose blogger Deb Kotz (@debkotz2) and Dr. Huy Nguyen (@HealthyBoston) will be on hand at noon tomorrow (January 11) to answer your questions.
Dr. Nguyen received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his pediatric training in Seattle at the University of Washington. He lives with his wife and two children.
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by Mayor Tom Menino via twitter 1/9/2013 5:51:19 PMThis morning declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Please take care. More here: http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu -
by City of Boston via twitter 1/9/2013 5:54:51 PMMT @mayortommenino: Declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Please take care. More: http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu -
by stepheneisele via twitter 1/9/2013 5:56:15 PMWell that's swell. MT @mayortommenino: Declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. More: http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu -
by Boston_Moms via twitter 1/9/2013 5:57:38 PMHas the flu hit you? Tell us and make sure to use #bostonflu http://bo.st/U4IDea -
by BostonDotCom via twitter 1/9/2013 5:57:39 PMHas the flu hit you? Tell us and make sure to use #bostonflu http://bo.st/U4IDea -
by Katelyn Volner via twitter 1/9/2013 6:00:44 PMNever gotten the flu shot and have never had the flu. #coincidence? #bostonflu -
by Boston Health News via twitter 1/9/2013 6:04:26 PMHas the flu hit you? Tell us here or include #bostonflu in your tweet... http://fb.me/2Ch03yWg8 -
by SheaMcG via twitter 1/9/2013 6:08:04 PMGood Care info!
MT @MassGeneralNews #Boston is experiencing high#ofcases. Here's some useful info plz share http://bit.ly/UKlZri
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by SheaMcG via twitter 1/9/2013 6:19:49 PMAbove all else Stay Hydrated ... or #flu gets worse.
(+The Doc sed when U can eat, berries & deep colored fruits help U recover). #bostonflu -
by RTruisms via twitter 1/9/2013 6:22:56 PMThis morning declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Please take care. More here: http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu" -
by City of Boston via twitter 1/9/2013 6:26:36 PM#BostonFlu tip via @healthyboston: cover your coughs http://ow.ly/i/1lJjL
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by Jessica Scioli via twitter 1/9/2013 6:34:03 PM“@BostonDotCom: Has the flu hit you? Tell us and make sure to use #bostonflu http://bo.st/U4IDea” tell 'em @SScott3387 #pullingforyou -
by IDBoston via twitter 1/9/2013 6:40:24 PMMT @mayortommenino: Declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Pls take care. More at http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu -
lew 1/9/2013 6:40:26 PMJust got over a seven day flu. Terrible. -
rob 1/9/2013 6:40:32 PMEveryone stay in your homes until May. That way no one will spread the flu!!!
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by Northbound2Loop via twitter 1/9/2013 6:54:58 PMFlu is coming to get you. #bostonflu |“@mayortommenino: Declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. Please take care" -
by beclawyers via twitter 1/9/2013 6:59:35 PMBoston Flu Emergency declared by Mayor of City. Citizens asked to tweet under #bostonflu. http://goo.gl/IfZ23 -
by NewBostonians via twitter 1/9/2013 7:05:23 PMVacúnese contra la gripe. Llame al 617-534-5050 para encontrar dónde vacunarse. http://buff.ly/WzTiLA #bostonflu @healthyboston -
by alicia_carlson via twitter 1/9/2013 7:08:59 PMGot a flu shot in the fall, been exposed to many people who have it now, haven't gotten sick yet. Luck? #bostonflu -
by bjstafford via twitter 1/9/2013 7:11:28 PMWhat an honor to have been part of a public health emergency #bostonflu #itwasbad -
by BostonElections via twitter 1/9/2013 7:11:45 PMDoes the #BOSTONFLU have you hunkered down in bed? Print a Voter Registration form from the comfort of you Pj's at http://goo.gl/teWFG -
by City of Boston via twitter 1/9/2013 7:20:18 PMKeep fevers at home to halt spread of flu http://ow.ly/i/1lJln #bostonflu
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by Brave One Agency via twitter 1/9/2013 7:22:34 PMWe are desperately trying to avoid the #bostonflu, should we get a flu shot? http://ow.ly/gFWyo -
by ChericeeH via twitter 1/9/2013 7:24:05 PMSMH---->“@NotifyBoston: Keep fevers at home to halt spread of flu http://ow.ly/i/1lJln #bostonflu” -
by Yvens_R via twitter 1/9/2013 7:24:49 PM"@NotifyBoston: Keep fevers at home to halt spread of flu http://ow.ly/i/1lJln #bostonflu" -
by BostonElections via twitter 1/9/2013 7:27:00 PMDoes the #BOSTONFLU have you hunkered down in bed? Print a Voter Registration form from the comfort of your Pj's at http://goo.gl/teWFG
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by RevEverett via twitter 1/9/2013 7:33:08 PMGoogle flu: http://www.google.org/flutrends/ MT@mayortommenino declared public health emergency due to high flu cases.http://goo.gl/qDi9M #bostonflu -
by Solar257 via twitter 1/9/2013 7:41:57 PMAccording to @CDCGov & @WCVB, this year's vaccine covers the #BostonFlu strain (Type A H3N3) and is 91% effective. -
by JLoncich via twitter 1/9/2013 7:44:27 PMHardest hit neighborhoods: Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan. #bostonflu #flu #Boston -
by Kimberly Sapienza via twitter 1/9/2013 7:45:30 PM#bostonflu flu outbreak in #Boston! Yikes! Praying I don't get #sick -
by ALHAllBri via twitter 1/9/2013 7:50:07 PMThis am @mayortommenino declared public health emergency due to high rate of flu cases. More here: http://goo.gl/qDi9M #BOSTONFLU -
BostonBob27 1/9/2013 7:56:32 PMIf I don't have it, I have something like it. But a mild version, already feeling better after a few days. REAL FLU lasts for weeks.
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elizabeth Koundakjian 1/9/2013 7:56:38 PMLive in Cambridge..senio...had flue shot in late October...def have flue...chill and fever for over a week now..goal is to keep hydrated to avoid a Clintonesque fall...question valdidity of flue shots....a gamble of sorts as to strains covered??/
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Bernie 1/9/2013 7:56:42 PMHi ! We live in the Isle Of Man and yes i myself have now got flu , it has hit the island badly and is very hard to shake off . all my family have been hit with it in the last month
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RevolutionPro 1/9/2013 7:56:45 PMTell me about it, Never had the flu then the new year hit and the flu hit me. Its horrible wanted to go do so much stuff now I cant. Fu** you flu!!!
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Draac 1/9/2013 7:56:47 PMGot the flu Xmas night, I've never been so sick in my life for almost two weeks. Every part of my body hurt for days on end. Last time I was that sick with the flu I was about 7 or 8 years old.
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Display Name:Aquarianus 1/9/2013 7:56:50 PMMy wife and I both got the flu shot in October She got the flu last week. 103 degree fever for a couple of days, terrible fatigue, and now a lingering and hacking cough. I haven't gotten it...yet.
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Beverly, MA 1/9/2013 7:56:51 PMHad flu shot, got flu anyway. And the norovirus thing at the same time. Worst ever - have been down all year! Can't stop coughing.
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by 7NEWS Health Expo via twitter 1/9/2013 7:56:52 PMTips to avoid getting sick or spreading germs: http://on.whdh.com/13j2sCz #7News #BostonFlu -
by cw56 via twitter 1/9/2013 7:56:52 PMTips to avoid getting sick or spreading germs: http://on.whdh.com/13j2sCz #7News #BostonFlu -
by 7News via twitter 1/9/2013 7:56:52 PMTips to avoid getting sick or spreading germs: http://on.whdh.com/13j2sCz #7News #BostonFlu -
John S 1/9/2013 7:56:53 PMI think so.. chills, horrible chest issues and breathing problems 4 weeks ago.. I still have a persistent cough and runny nose 4 weeks later..No energy.. awful !
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Tadpole 1/9/2013 7:57:05 PMAt my workplace, vacation days and sick days are lumped together as just "days off", and the number is very small for the year. Colleagues will drag themselves in to work very sick and very contagious to avoid using up these "days off". As a result, the illnesses spread around, productivity goes way down, and people are miserable. Don't blame the workers, blame the workplace environment!
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Display Name: LOA 1/9/2013 7:57:07 PMIncrease your vitamin D to 5,000 ius a day for adults and 1500-2500 for kids. make sure it is D3 and from a well known vitamin company. Don't get the shot or the mist-take your vitamin D and skip the vaccine and the flu
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Charles Field 1/9/2013 7:58:04 PMWe should probably get our flu shots now. There is still time and the serum is supposed to be a good match. The flu this year is a bad one.