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CMA 2021-239

An update on COVID-19

How it started
Nov 15, 2021 · Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager.
What happened
Nov 15, 2021 · 📁 Placed on file. This was an informative report; there were no decisions to make. (unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

  • Dennis Carlone
  • Patty Nolan
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Timothy J. Toomey
  • Quinton Zondervan
Roll call of Nov 15, 2021 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
🚪 End of the line: filing closes the matter. Nothing further is scheduled.
The document Agenda item attachment · 9 pages

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% Black 82% 64% Hispanic/Latinx 71% 61% Multiracial 82% 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 16-19 Years 57% 74% 20-29 Years 77% 30-49 Years 89% 89% 50-64 Years 93% 65-74 Years 75+ Years

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

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Nov 15, 2021