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This week’s flu report shows that rates of flu-like illness dipped slightly over the past seven days. But it’s still early in flu season and we expect these rates to rise. The good news is that flu vaccine is available across the state at multiple locations, including health care provider offices, pharmacies, school and workplace vaccination clinics, and flu vaccine clinics sponsored by local boards of health. A list of flu vaccine availability based on zip code can be found at https://vaccinefinder.org/
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