South Hadley, MA - News Flash - Public Health https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:13:34 -0500 South Hadley, MA - Get the latest news en-us First U.S. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates for 2025-2026 https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1394 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:03:01 -0500 CDC data show this season’s U.S. flu vaccines are protecting against flu. September 2025–February 2026 reports found that flu vaccination reduced the risk of getting sick or being hospitalized with flu by about one-third overall. https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1394/639100333810000000 Restrictions on flavored tobacco is projected to save more than $70 million in health care costs https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1392 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:43:59 -0500 DPH today released a report on the impact of An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control, this legislation that restricts the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The report analyzed the impact of the legislation on smoking-related health care costs. https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1392/639100322390000000 DPH advises extending RSV immunizations for an additional month https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1391 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:31:39 -0500 DPH issued a clinical advisory to health care providers recommending that RSV monoclonal antibody immunizations continue to be administered to eligible infants through 4/30/26 in response to ongoing RSV activity across the state and throughout the region. https://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1391/639100314990000000