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Revere Board of Health notes critical drought conditions in region, urges water conservation; reviews recent measles advisories
Summary
The board heard a communicable disease and public health update noting Revere sits in a region designated critical drought and summarizing state and national measles advisories urging vaccination and caution for travelers.
At the March 20 meeting, Revere’s director of public health reported that Revere, as part of the Northeast region, is in a level 3 critical drought and reviewed a Department of Public Health advisory about rising measles activity nationally.
Lauren Buck, Director of Public Health, told the board that a March 10 press release from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shows most of Massachusetts is in critical or significant drought, with an 8- to 13-inch precipitation deficit since last August. She…
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