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Public health nurse reports low respiratory illness activity and high local vaccination coverage
Summary
The public health nurse reported low local flu/COVID/RSV activity, reviewed national measles counts (1,028 U.S. cases as of March 5, 93% unvaccinated/unknown), and noted Carlisle’s 100% kindergarten and 7th-grade vaccination rates; a 'Stop the bleed' training and bicycle-safety flyer were also announced.
Laura Duff, the town’s public health nurse, told the Board of Health on March 11 that local respiratory disease rates for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are low and that the seasonal respiratory surge is likely ending.
Duff reported that, as of March 5, there had been "1,028 confirmed US measles cases this year" and that 93% of those cases were unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status. She said there were two Massachusetts cases: one acquired out of state that did not expose others, and one adult in Boston who returned from international travel and did expose other individuals but for which "there is no evidence of spread within Massachusetts"; the state is continuing to monitor the situation. Duff told the board that Carlisle has very high childhood vaccination coverage, recording 100% vaccination among kindergarteners and seventh graders.
Duff also noted outreach and training items: a bicycle-safety flyer included in the March Town News and a "Stop the bleed" training session for Town Hall employees scheduled for March 21; seven people had signed up and the class capacity was eight.
