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Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Wednesday plans to shed light on how executives at major nonprofits earn compensation, saying she will begin by homing in on how major Massachusetts health… Read more »

Region 5 would like to help purchase of AEDs at places that desire to purchase an AED and are not mandated by law to have one.

What Our Members and Long Term Allies are Saying

See links below from Emerging Infectious Diseases on studies examining the impact of handwashing on transmitting respiratory diseases and nonpharmaceutical interventions.

The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) has developed influenza screening forms, which have been reviewed by CDC and which can be used for both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccination: 1…. Read more »

Statement by Dr. Anthony FauciDirector, National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases, NIH Regarding Early Results from Clinical Trials of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccines in Healthy Adults We are encouraged… Read more »

Based on some questions we have received, we would like to further clarify the requirements around who should register in the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Registration System. The following guidelines are… Read more »

Documents for the general public now posted on the DPH website: Flu Vaccines and Vaccine Safety (new document) at:

Flu site that is free and provides all out H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza information for doctors, nurses and patients. The patient information can be used as handouts and is available… Read more »

MDPH has announced significant unexpected delays in MA in the receipt of seasonal flu vaccine. MA has 40% of what was expected. Sounds like the rest will not arrive until… Read more »