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RECEIVED <br /> 2022 f " Ipim <br /> LEXINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> MEETING MINUTES I OWN CLERK <br /> Tuesday, January 11, 2022 6:30 pm LEXINGTON <br /> Conducted by Remote Participation <br /> Approved February 15, 2022 <br /> Board of Health Members in Attendance: <br /> Wendy Heiger-Bernays Chair, PhD, <br /> Burt Perlmutter, M.D., <br /> John "Jay" Flynn, J.D., <br /> Susan Wolf-Fordham, J.D. MPA <br /> David Geller, M.D (attend meeting at 6:45pm) <br /> Board of Health Member Absent: <br /> Select Board (Liaison): <br /> Doug Lucente <br /> Office of Public Health Attendees: <br /> Joanne Belanger, RN,Public Health Director <br /> Alicia McCartin, Assistant Health Director <br /> Siqing Pan, Department Assistant <br /> Documents: <br /> Covid-19 Public Health Mandate of the Lexington Board of Health, as amended on October 27, <br /> 2021 <br /> Covid-19 Public Health Order of the Lexington Board ofHealth, dated:January 11, 2022 <br /> COVID cases updates and analysis in Lexington <br /> Mask Mandate Order Discussion Materials <br /> Mask FAQ and Recommendations dated 1-7-2022 <br /> A Quick Note on masks and CDC Guidance <br /> Letters from Lexington Residents regarding support vs opposition mask mandate order <br /> Published reports and researches on Covid-19 <br /> Meeting Called to Order: <br /> Board of Health meeting of January 11,2022 was called to order by Chair Wendy Heiger-Bernays <br /> at 6:31 pm. <br /> Review of Mask Mandate: Consideration to Retain or Rescind—Board Discussion <br /> - Rationale for Public Health mask mandate <br /> - Status of COVID 19 Pandemic <br /> The chair Dr. Heiger-Bernays gave a brief overview of Covid-19, the situation in Lexington, <br /> Middlesex County and the US in order to review mask mandate order in Lexington: <br /> • Covid cases increased after New Year's holidays in Lexington, as shown in the Covid case <br /> numbers (PCR tests) in Lexington Residents from 1.1.2022 to 1.9.2022. <br /> 1 <br />