Clinics A vaccine against Hepatitis B is available however, and is offered free of charge from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to health care providers and public clinics for immunization of middle school and high school students. Due to the high transmissibility of the disease, all adolescents and young adults, and others at risk for contracting the disease such as healthcare providers or travelers to foreign countries, should take advantage of the vaccine. The Lexington Health Division currently offers daytime clinics at the Lexington High School and in certain private secondary schools. Evening clinics are also offered at the Town Office Building on 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. For more information on clinic dates and times, call the Health Division.
Pneumococcal disease is an infectious respiratory illness of particular concern to older people.
The disease is most likely to strike in the winter and spring, but may also occur year round. The most common symptoms are chills, fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, and a severe cough. Other people may vomit or have seizures. Pneumococcal disease kills thousands of older people in the United States each year. Drug-resistant strains of pneumococcal bacteria have become increasingly common in the United States and in other parts of the world, making treatment of invasive pneumococcal disease difficult.