A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19

The Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cambridge COVID-19 UPDATE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Middlesex County and Cambridge Cases by Risk Category 2 ↑High ↑Substantial ↑Moderate Indoor mask mandate in place Sept. 3 (week beginning 8/30)

3 City Vaccine Update (as of November 9) Vaccination by Race/Ethnicity The proportion of residents by race and ethnicity who have received at least one dose of vaccine in Cambridge and the state: ¹MA Department of Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Municipality Vaccination Report, November 11, 2021.² MA Department of Public Health Weekly Vaccine Report, November 11, 2021. Data for Cambridge and Massachusetts are current as of November 9, 2021. Race/Ethnicity Cambridge1 MA2 Asian 73% 75% Black 82% 64% Hispanic/Latinx 71% 61% Multiracial 82% >95% White 72% 73% Other/Unknown +6% of population +6% of population Total % of all residents who have received at least one dose 80% 78%

City Vaccine Update (as of November 9) Vaccination by Age 4 Proportion of residents who have received at least one dose of vaccine: MA Department of Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Municipality Vaccination Report, November 11, 2021.² MA Department of Public Health Weekly Vaccine Report, November 11, 2021. Data for Cambridge and Massachusetts are current as of November 9, 2021. Cambridge1 MA2 5 - 11 Years 11% 5% 12-15 Years >95% 75% 16-19 Years 57% 74% 20-29 Years 75% 77% 30-49 Years 89% 89% 50-64 Years >95% 93% 65-74 Years >95% >95% 75+ Years >95% >95%

COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinics 5 King Open Clinic Pediatric Dose 2 Clinic December 1 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. King Open School CPHD and city partners administered 890 COVID-19 and 136 flu vaccines at the November 10 clinic for a total of 1,026 shots. Of the COVID-19 vaccines administered, 74% were pediatric vaccines given to children ages 5-11.

Children Who Received COVID-19 Vaccines at the King Open Clinic By Neighborhood 6

Clinic Takeaways 7 POSITIVES CHANGES FOR DEC. 1 CLINIC ● Over 1,000 vaccines administered! ● Outreach via CPS and city/community channels successfully reached families of younger children ● School location drew families from across the city. ● Vaccinators spent time comforting children with anxieties/fears ● Strong partnership model with Fire and Police ● Focus on COVID-19 vaccination for pediatric population. ● Provide 2nd dose for those vaccinated at Nov. 10 clinic. ● Appointments required. ● No flu vaccine. ● Increase staffing for vaccine preparation.

Vaccine Clinic on November 10 "Super cool what you all from the health department did last night. I know enough credit isn't given to the work you've all had to endure." —John M., employee at a Cambridge tattoo parlor 8

Reflections from the Fire Department “Twenty-one months in, I am increasingly proud of how our members continue to make sacrifices to serve the community.” —Deputy Chief Ray Vaillancourt, Cambridge Fire Department 9