CMA 2022-147
A COVID-19 and Monkeypox update
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Vaccine Clinic Update
• Weekly Windsor Street clinics continue through August 10 • Fall planning for mobile clinics for higher risk residents • Large public clinics throughout city • Will utilize CPS buildings 6 Ongoing Recommendations for Residents 1. Get vaccinated and boosted.
2. Wear a mask indoors when not in your own home. 3. Test after known exposure, higher-risk settings, or if you feel symptomatic. 4. Seek treatment quickly if you test positive. 7
Monkeypox Update
• Contagious illness spread by close contact • 4,907 confirmed cases in the U.S., 117 in Massachusetts • NOT currently widespread in Cambridge • Rash or sores, with or without flu-like symptoms 8 Monkeypox Update, cont. • Anyone can catch monkeypox with close contact with infected person • Prevent spread by avoiding close contact with individuals with infectious rash, soiled linens • Vaccination available for people exposed • CPHD response system underway
Additional CPHD Updates
C3 continues to support initiatives across the city: • Heat wave response • Ongoing COVID support, prepped for monkeypox • Social capital survey • Participatory budgeting 10