Massachusetts now requires flu vaccines for all students
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Officials said they hope the statewide mandate will help reduce illnesses during the coronavirus pandemic and ease the strain on the health care system.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that all children ages 6 months or older attending child care, preschool, kindergarten, K-12, and colleges and universities in the state will need to get the flu shot before the end of the year. Massachusetts appears to be the first state to require flu shots for K-12 and college students."Every year, thousands of people of all ages are affected by influenza, leading to many hospitalizations and deaths," Dr. Larry Madoff, medical director of the state health department's Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, said in a statement.
As said here by Sophie Lewis