CVS pharmacies across Boston are out of flu shots.
This year's flu has already ushered in a public health emergency and caused five deaths in Boston. And after city officials urged residents to get flu shots this past weekend, there is now a flu shot shortage. But one local pharmacy in West Roxbury still had a good amount of flu shots as of Monday afternoon. The Osco Pharmacy inside Shaw's at 75 Spring Street had flu shots. The pharmacist would not say how much, but they had "enough." The CVS at 1921 Centre St., in West Roxbury, was out of flu shots and a pharmacist there said they hoped to have more on Thursday, but wasn't counting on it. A Back Bay CVS pharmacist said that Boston branches are out of the vaccine and were hoping to have more soon.
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75 Spring St, West Roxbury, MA
Osco Pharmacy
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CVS Pharmacy
1921 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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Walgreens Pharmacy
1999 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
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WHDH is reporting the death of a six-year-old, as the city continues to be under a public health emergency.
A fifth person in Boston has died from the flu—a child under the age of six, WHDH reported Friday. The Boston news station had no further details but said city health officials had confirmed the death. On Wednesday, during a press conference declaring a public health emergency in Boston, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, reported that four people had died already this season from flu-related complications. All four of the individuals were 65 years or older. Residents in both age groups—over 65 and around five and under—are at particular risk to develop serious problems because of the flu, as are pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions, Ferrer said. Across Massachusetts, 18 …
