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Board hears wastewater and surveillance data showing high flu, elevated COVID‑19 locally; officials urge vaccination
Summary
Health staff told the board wastewater and clinical data show very high influenza activity and elevated COVID‑19 locally; the board asked staff to return with updated vaccination‑rate data.
Health department staff presented respiratory‑virus surveillance and wastewater data showing high local influenza activity and elevated COVID‑19 detections.
Dr. Seapers said the wastewater data support clinical reports of influenza‑like illness and that local patterns mirror state and national trends. “Our influenza numbers mimic what we're seeing nationally and statewide,” the doctor said, and added that COVID‑19 activity is also “very, very prevalent.”
Dr. Seapers urged residents to get influenza and COVID‑19 vaccinations as appropriate for their medical history, saying staff “strongly recommend that everyone do what they can to get their flu vaccine and COVID‑19 vaccine if it makes sense for their medical history.” Board members requested updated vaccination‑rate figures and staff agreed to prepare that information for a future meeting.
The board also received an information update noting one declared dangerous animal earlier in the reporting period; staff said the animal had been dispatched by its owner on Dec. 4.
No further action was taken on surveillance items; staff will provide the requested vaccine‑rate figures at a later meeting.
