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Health department reports flu/COVID clinic turnout, distributes five‑test COVID kits; announces food‑drive collection
Summary
Health staff reported 26 COVID vaccines and 45 total flu vaccines at the recent clinic, said new five‑test COVID kits will be distributed at polling places, and announced the Nov. 9 Stuff‑a‑Cruiser food drive with multiple donation sites.
During the Nov. 4 meeting the health department provided a brief public‑health update.
Clinic: Barry reported the town’s recent clinic delivered 26 COVID vaccinations, 38 high‑dose flu shots and seven regular flu shots. He said turnout among seniors was limited in part by registration methods that rely on QR codes; staff plan to add alternative registration options through the senior center to improve accessibility.
Test kits: Barry said the department received boxes of at‑home COVID test kits containing five tests per kit and that the office will distribute kits to polling locations the next day.
Stuff‑a‑Cruiser: Barry also announced the Yarmouth Food Pantry and Yarmouth Police Department’s annual Stuff‑a‑Cruiser (Nov. 9, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.) with donation stations at supermarket locations; the pantry seeks nonperishable food items and feminine products and accepts monetary donations.
