Flu Vaccines are popular this year.

Cambridge flu clinics have been postponed due to national shipping delays of injectable seasonal flu vaccine.

However FluMist, the nasal spray flu vaccine, is still available to children in Cambridge public and independent schools through the department’s school health program.

The Cambridge Public Health Department has vaccinated about 2,500 people since October 8 at flu clinics around the city.

When additional doses of injectable seasonal flu vaccine arrive in November, a revised flu clinic schedule will be posted. The target groups for the vaccine will be Cambridge seniors (age 65 or older), as well as Cambridge residents and workers with chronic health conditions that place them at risk for serious complications from the flu. read more...

Take advantage of Cambridge Health Alliance's Free Flu Clinic especially for kids and families tomorrow morning, Saturday October 17th from 10AM-noon.

The weather is going to be terrible anyway so grab the kids and stop in at the Tobin School (197 Vassal Lane) to get your flu shots and flu mist(for healthy children with no history of wheezing).

Kids and families go to the Upper Level and adults without kids go express to the Lower Level.

Remember, flu can KILL!
The best ways to prevent the spread of flu are:

• Get a flu shot
• Wash your hands often
• Cover your mouth for coughs and sneezes
• Stay home if you are sick

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Quick Quick! Stop in tonight at the Cambridge Y at 820 Mass Ave from 6:00-7:30.

A panel of experts will present an overview of evolving H1N1 (swine) flu situation, and answer questions. And you can get information about the citywide flu vaccination program.

Panel members will include the department’s director of public health nursing, a Cambridge Health Alliance physician, and a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

For more information about this free event, call 617-665-3800 or visit www.cambridgepublichealth.org.

The tax break for new vehicles (part of the Recovery Act) seems to be a well-kept secret!

Did you know you can deduct state and local sales taxes up to $3093.75 when you buy a new

• Car
• Light truck
• Motor Home
• Motorcycle - defined as electric or gas powered motor vehicle with a seat or saddle and no more than three wheels (so even one of those cool colorful scooters would qualify)

If you have a trade-in, you can deduct the sales tax on the difference, and you can also deduct the excise tax.

This program applies to vehicles purchased between February 17, 2009 and December 31, 2009 so you still have three months to take advantage of this program. And there is no limit to the number of vehicles you may claim the deduction for.

But… read more...

It's that time again! This Friday, September 25 wear green, go green, be green...feel good about yourself- and get LOOT from participating sponsors (see below for a link to Cambridge sponsors)!

The last Friday of every month find alternate transport other than your gas-powered fume-emitting car -- walk, bus, train, bike, or carpool.

For more information on Walk / Ride Days and the Green Streets Organization, visit gogreenstreets.org.

Please visit these Cambridge Walk/Ride Day Sponsors who are offering those who wear and go green on Walk/Ride days discounts, prizes, raffles, and more: http://traversy.typepad.com/my_weblog/cambridge-sponsors.html

Due to a shipment delay of the seasonal flu vaccine, the annual City Hall flu clinic originally scheduled for October 14 will be held on November 18th from 9am till 1pm (still at City Hall.

Annual on-site flu clinics for Cambridge fire, police, and school personnel (Thorndike Street)will also be rescheduled for November.

Since flu season runs from December through March, getting your flu shot in November will still protect you against the seasonal flu.

Free family friendly clinics for Cambridge residents age 3 or older will be held on October 17 at the Tobin School and November 7 at the King Open School. At these clinics, FluMist will be available to healthy children with no history of wheezing.

For the Free Flu Clinic Schedule please see http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/services/diseases-conditions/flu/ca... read more...

It’s fall again, and the big questions on everyone’s mind this year are -- whether Tom Brady’s knee will hold up and the H1N1 Virus.

My Magic 8 Ball says “cannot predict now” on Tom Brady’s ACL but “decidedly so” on H1N1 vaccines. Decidedly, “swine flu”, as it has been called despite porcine protests, is here and we need to be vigilant.

True, two flus
There are actually two flus circulating this year: the “seasonal” flu (seasonal in its predictable annual recurrence, even though it’s a different flu strain each time) and the infamous H1N1 flu.

Two flus, two flu shots
The seasonal flu vaccine will not protect you from H1N1 flu. The H1N1 vaccine is separate, and will be available to certain groups of people later this fall. For the latest information on the H1N1 vaccine, visit http://www.cambridgepublichealth.org/H1N1flu/. read more...