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South Shore Health Requires Masks for Caregivers as an Early Flu Season Picks Up Speed

November 15, 2026 by Peter Klausz

A pack of prefilled seasonal flu vaccine syringes, in a file photo

South Shore Health now requires masks for caregivers as flu climbs in southeastern Massachusetts and CDC reports high activity in seven states.

Categories Boston Local News, Health Tags Flu, Health care, South Shore Health

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