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The Year in Review
Vaccination December 31, 2020 Requirement Deadline Approaches
This is a reminder that all children 6 months of age or older who attend Massachusetts childcare, pre-school, K-12, and colleges and universities must receive the flu vaccine on or before December 31, 2020. This includes: • K-12 students participating in remote...
Local Town COVID-19 Metrics Reporting
Many towns throughout Massachusetts are producing local town COVID-19 metrics dashboards. Today, we are highlighting the metrics dashboard of Wellesley, MA. This dashboard distinguishes itself because of its Wellesley Public School (WPS) metrics statistics displayed...
Featured Public Health Jobs
11/04/2020: TOWN OF FOXBOROUGH:Director of Public Health Excellent Local Public Health Leadership Opportunity. The Town of Foxborough is seeking to hire a Director of Public Health to provide highly qualified, strategic leadership and communication for the Health...
Pooling Procedures for SARS CoV 2 Diagnostic, Screening, and Surveillance Testing
Recently, health care organizations have been considering "pooled" SARS CoV 2 diagnostic and screening testing for their workforce and patients. In addition, with more and more work-and-school-related reopening's, universities, colleges, K-12 schools, large...
DESE COVID-19 School Guidances
The number of issues that have been arising regarding educational delivery formats (in-person, remote, and hybrid (both in-person and remote) and school organized activities for K-12 children in Massachusetts continues to grow. In addition to the Department of Public...
Summary of Local Board of Health (LBOH) Relevant Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
MAHB has posted a new technical assistance document entitled “Summary of Local Board of Health (LBOH) Relevant Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)” that can be downloaded here Final - Privacy Issues in Schools 10.6.2020 Final -...
New COVID-19 Legal Enforcement/Reopening Question
Are Smoking Bars, as defined in G.L. c. 270, § 22 permitted to be open during Phase III – Step 1? No. State law defines a smoking bar as “an establishment that: (i) exclusively occupies an enclosed indoor space and is primarily engaged in the retail sale of...
Boston University COVID-19 Tests Shows Near Zero Percent Positivity
On August 27,2020 the cumulative total of percent negative tests out of the 20,847 valid tests conducted since July 27, 2020 for students at Boston University was 99.84%. This means that that a mere 0.16% tested positive. This forms a good basis upon which to track...