New Canaan health staff say town is well‑vaccinated as measles spreads nationally; new sanitary planner starts Nov. 10

The New Canaan Health Department said Monday it will be fully staffed on Monday, Nov. 10, when Kelsey McCarthy begins as the town27s sanitary health program planner.

"Our new sanitary health program planner 1 is beginning on Monday, November 10. Her name is Kelsey McCarthy," Amy, a health department staff member, told the Human Services Commission. Staff said McCarthy comes from the town of Monroe, has a public‑health degree from Fairfield University, experience with septic systems and inspections, and is finishing food‑inspector training.

The update also covered contagious‑disease monitoring. Staff noted recent national measles activity — "currently in 42 states, over 1,681 cases," as presented — and explained that wastewater surveillance, a method expanded during…