A recent Boston Globe Article told us that Boston health officials warn of early and severe flu season. Here are some upcoming Flu clinics in the Boston area. “Flu shots are recommended for everyone older than 6 months. ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ป๐ผ Read more…
Cooler weather is upon us and as we begin spending more time indoors, itโs important to remember that more time inside also means a greater risk of contracting infections such as COVID-19. If you are completely unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and have recently contracted COVID-19, you may be wondering if Read more…
This fall and winter, VEAP is here to help provide information about the vaccines that may be important in keeping you and your loved ones healthy this holiday season and beyond! In this post, we are focusing on Pneumococcal disease and the vaccines that help prevent it.ย ย What Is Pneumococcal Read more…
ย There has been a lot of talk about the new bivalent booster for COVID-19. If you have already had your primary vaccination series and maybe even a previous booster, you may be wondering:ย What makes this new booster different and why is it important to get it?ย Protection Against A Rapidly Read more…
12yrs+ Pfizer Booster Clinics: Thursday September 15th Thursday October 6th 4pm to 6pm @ 144 School St (Woburn Senior Center) Pre-registration required here: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/woburn?calendar=89a6a21c-f64b-4e7c-a624-129368836a15&fbclid=IwAR2wzvCn5FZ1mWNLwmlYxWVl9jj1D-q2urle3vHnZQCWogiCSnWoX2zfGmU Available only to Woburn residents and employees 5-11 Pfizer Booster Clinic Thursday August 18th 4pm to 6pm @ 144 School St (Woburn Senior Center) Pre-registration required Read more…
Do the vaccines still work against Omicron/BA.2/BA.5? Yes, the vaccines are still extremely effective in preventing COVID-19 related hospitalization and death Unvaccinated people were 6x more likely to die of COVID than people who were fully vaccinated (2 shots) Who is eligible for which shots? Everyone 6 months and older Read more…
On Saturday, May 7th SCI held its first of two COVID community vaccine clinics partnered with a local Woburn church and medical group. Before the clinic, SCI had learned of two key barriers to vaccination from members of the Woburn community, especially for immigrants. First of all, most nearby vaccination Read more…