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HIGHLIGHTS April 21, 2022 Amid Increase in COVID-19 Cases, Boston Public Health Commission Recommends Precautions Commission particularly urges seniors, immunocompromised, and unvaccinated indiv..more March 30, 2022 Boston Public Health Commission Adopts CDC Recommendation of Second COVID-19 Booster for the Immunocompromised and Those Over 50 Residents are encouraged to stay up to date on their vaccinations ..more March 10, 2022 CITY OF BOSTON’S COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO END APRIL 1 The announcement follows a vote by the Boston Board of Health during their Wedne..more March 01, 2022 BOSTON TO LIFT PUBLIC INDOOR MASK ORDER EFFECTIVE MARCH 5, 2022 Masking is still recommended to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and for those wi..more February 18, 2022 Boston Public Health Commission Hosts “Vacation Vaccination” Clinics for Children and Families The clinics are part of BPHC’s efforts to increase stagnant child vaccination ra..more February 11, 2022 New Walk-in Testing Site Open in Dorchester Public Health Commission (BPHC) is launching a free, walk-in COVID-19 testing si..more February 11, 2022 Statement on Test Kit Distribution and Availability Over the past three days The City of Boston and the Boston Public Health Commiss..more February 11, 2022 City of Boston Deploys Free At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits Tests now available at 14 Boston Public Library Branches and BCYF Community Cent..more February 11, 2022 BPHC Statement on First Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Omicron Variant in Boston BPHC is monitoring this situation closely and continues to work with city and st..more September 13, 2021 MAYOR JANEY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN Boston – Thursday, October 21, 2021 – Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Public Heal..more August 31, 2021 Mayor Janey Announces Housing Stability Agenda Creates citywide eviction moratorium and plans for Foreclosure Prevention Fund ..more August 20, 2021 Mayor Janey Announces Indoor Mask Mandate For the City of Boston City to address COVID-19 Delta variant through five-point plan..more August 13, 2021 Mayor Janey Announces Extension of Heat Emergency Through Saturday To help residents stay cool, cooling centers will continue to be open at Boston ..more August 10, 2021 Mayor Janey Declares Heat Emergency, Opens BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents Today, Mayor Kim Janey declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning..more August 06, 2021 Health of Boston Special Report: The COVID-19 Experience Among Boston Residents Read BPHC's findings from a COVID-19 Health Equity Survey..more	RECENT NEWS & BLOG May 25, 2022 Boston Public Health Commission Urges Residents to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend Safely Testing, gathering outdoors, and masking indoors protects against COVID-19; Boos..more May 24, 2022 Latest information on Monkeypox. More information on monkey pox in Massachusetts..more May 23, 2022 HEALTH ADVISORY: Jamaica Pond Closed Due to Suspected Algal Bloom Park visitors are urged to avoid contact with the water and any areas of algae c..more