03/04/2021 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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• Stayed up-to-date on information regarding senior affordable housing vaccine distribution, immunization division updates,new COVID-19 variants, regional efforts to vaccinate teachers and school staff, statewide reopening to Phase III Step 2, CDC ventilation guidance, DESE return-to-school efforts,guidance for indoor singing in schools, • Coordinated with the Mashpee Recreation Department to plan an Easter Egg Hunt event at Heritage Park • Created a COVID-19 vaccine clinic memorandum to inform the Town Manager's Office, Mashpee Enterprise, and all municipal department heads of the status of local and regional clinic planning • Advised Mashpee residents about quarantine, isolation,and return-to-work dates • Communicated with the regional manager of Planet Fitness regarding changes to the COVID- 19 safety standards • Assisted people with scheduling their second vaccine doses at regional clinics • Worked on guidance for employees with symptoms post-vaccination • Participated in a conference call with the Cape Cod Vaccine Consortium to discuss local and regional vaccination efforts for vulnerable residents and the homebound • Forwarded vulnerable seniors to the Community Health Center of Cape Cod to schedule a vaccine appointment • Updated Mashpee restaurants and Mashpee Commons of changes to the restaurant and retail COVID-19 safety standards during the reopening to Phase 111, Step 2 • Advised recreational camps on planning guidance for the 2021 season • Discussed the details of the vaccination site at Cape Cod Community College with Barnstable County and other Cape Cod Health Agents • Created a flyer for the homebound to be disseminated with Meals on Wheels deliveries • Advised the Coalition for Children on their summer Story Walk events for the spring and summer of 2021 1 • Provided a list of homebound residents to the Clinical Director of Elder Services for cross- referencing Communicated with the 99 restaurant about options for expanded outdoor dining during the warmer months • Assisted a resident with questions about indoor political gatherings • Discussed the potential use of barriers in the school cafeterias and classrooms with the DPW Director • Investigated COVID-19 complaints at Andy's Market and Wicked 4. Discussion of COVID Vaccination Plan. Mr. Harrington commented that DPH had approved Cape Cod Community College (CCCC) as a regional clinic site. Barnstable County has scheduled clinics on March 9th and March 1 1th for the Johnson &Johnson vaccine. There are 600 shots for each clinic. A Blackboard connect alert had gone out at 530 pm that evening, notifying residents that registrations for those clinics would open at 12 noon the following day. County hotline and Board of Health staff are ready to assist residents who need help with scheduling their appointments. Mr. Harrington stated that staff are working with the Community Health Center to vaccinate the homebound population. We have a list from the COA of about 35 people. We had contacted Elder Services for a list of Meals on Wheels participants, but they refused to turn over their membership. instead,we created a flyer,which the Meals on Wheels drivers handed out as they made their deliveries. The flyer had instructions to contact the BOH or COA to schedule a vaccine appointment. A total of between 70-105 people are going to be considered homebound, and their appointments will be coordinated with the community health centers,and possibly the VNA. 3