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Regional public-health updates: flu surge, staffing, CPR training, water concerns and nicotine-policy hearing
Summary
Shared-services nurses reported a December influenza spike and distribution of combo flu/COVID test kits (funded with contact-tracing funds), updates on staffing and CPR-instructor training, environmental-health capacity work, and town updates including Dover's nicotine-free-generation hearing and discussion of private-well PFAS/nitrate testing.
Regional nursing staff reported a sharp December influenza increase across the four towns and local response measures.
Jenny Gatherin, regional public health nurse, said Needham had 181 reported flu cases in December compared with 26 the previous year; Medfield had 38 versus 9. Staff ran outreach messaging about hand-washing, masking in crowded spaces and vaccine availability, and free combo flu/COVID test kits were ordered and distributed to towns after verifying allowable fund use with state contacts. Chair Carrie Janell clarified the kits were purchased with contact-tracing and case-investigation funds, not Charles River discretionary funds.
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