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Boston City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would extend the paid sick leave of Boston employees so they can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council proposes paid sick leave for city workers receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Rin Velasco February 4, 2021
The paid sick benefit would cover three working days. City workers would be allowed leave at any point during the two days following a COVID-19 vaccination — which applies to the first and second dose — and compensated fully for the time away.
Target offers low-cost flu vaccinations. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ed Markey announces push for universal flu vaccine

Eleanor Ho February 21, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey introduced the Flu Vaccine Act Thursday, a bill that supports comprehensive research to create a universal flu vaccine — a total investment of $1 billion over five years.
EDIT: Flu Injection Rejection

EDIT: Flu Injection Rejection

Editors September 26, 2014

Flu season is not the most wonderful time of year for anyone, but for the nurses of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the period of sickness from October to May is bringing a lawsuit along with...

H1N1 vaccine may worsen symptoms, study finds

Daily Free Press Admin September 18, 2012

The H1N1 flu vaccine might actually worsen symptoms of the potentially deadly flu in animals exposed to it, a new study suggests. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the British Columbia Centre for...

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