Boston declared a public health emergency Wednesday as flu season
struck in earnest and the state reported 18 flu-related deaths so far.
The city is working with health care centers to offer free flu
vaccines and hopes to set up places where people can get vaccinated. The
city said there have been four flu-related deaths, all elderly
residents, since the unofficial start of the flu season Oct. 1.
The city was experiencing its worst flu season since at least 2009,
Menino said, with about 700 confirmed cases of the flu, compared with 70
all of last season.
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