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Mr. Perry as of last week, March 17, 2021: • 14 new positive cases, no new deaths, less than 1%positive rate, lower than the State. • 26% of the Lexington residents have received their first shot. • 13% of the Lexington residents have received both shots. The packets have other categories of who has been vaccinated. 2. Re-opening processes to Town Buildings 0 No report given B. Non-COVID Reporting Disease Update Reported in the member packets in David Neylon's reports. Chair Heiger-Bernays asked Mr. Perry to find out if the two State tracking systems "talk"to each other. She would like to know if there have been cases where a vaccinated Individual tested positive for COVID. C. Communication Mechanisms Mr. Perry reported that the Public Operations Officer could attend a meeting for a discussion if the Board feels something is being missed or improved. Dr. Perlmutter communicated that Boston Channel 4 reported on the MCR from one of the vaccine clinics at the Town of Arlington's High School. David Neylon, the Lexington Public Health Nurse, was in the footage. Lexington and Belmont were not mentioned in the aired piece. IX. Environmental Health A. Inspections completed Mr. Perry said complaint inspections are being done. There were a couple of restaurant complaints. He said there is also a smoke issue between neighbors that is being worked on. B. Discussions/Other Updates Mr. Perry said work is being done on Animal Inspections. He said Lexington's Animal Control Officer and Animal Inspector is shared with the Town of Bedford. He is housed in Bedford. He does both jobs, although the jobs have unique responsibilities. The Asst. Health Director and Health Agent are as of today, the backup Animal Inspectors. Chair Heiger-Bernays stated that the Animal Control Rules and Regulations and inspections for lab animal businesses operating in Town needs to be addressed. Next Meetings Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Tuesday, May 18, 2011 March 23, 2021 Minutes 10 Board of Health