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Burlington Flu Clinic to Be Held in October

Nicci Kadilak

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Burlington Flu Clinic to Be Held in October
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The latest updates from the Burlington Board of Health

The Board of Health will be holding a flu clinic during the first week of October, Public Director Susan Lumenello said at the August 27 Board of Health meeting. The Department has already been receiving vaccines of both the regular and high-dose variety, and they expect for more to arrive at the end of September, just in time for the planned October 5 clinic. The Burlington Volunteer Reserve Corps (BVRC) administers Burlington's vaccine clinics.

Lumenello doesn't anticipate any difficulty going through the high-dose vaccines, saying a signup at the Council on Aging usually does the trick.

Also at Board of Health:

  • One resident spoke against permitting retail marijuana sales in Burlington. The articles that would allow this use in Burlington have been withdrawn from the September Town Meeting agenda in the hopes of gathering more information and community input.
  • The Board of Health will be offering CPR classes on September 9 and 23.
  • On September 11, there will be a Psychological First Aid training offered through the BVRC.
  • The 30th and 31st permits for keeping hens in Burlington were issued, on Brookside Lane and Fox Hill Road.
  • Life Alive Cafe won't be required to have an external grease interceptor but will need to maintain a log of cleaning of their internal grease trap.
  • Conditions at 4 Wildwood Street have been improved, but access issues are preventing broken windows from being replaced. The owner has initiated court proceedings, and after the tenant leaves the owner expects to bring the property up to code before another renter comes in. The matter was continued until October 22.
  • A kennel license recommendation was issued for a property on Admore Ave. The Town Clerk issues the actual license, and the Animal Control Officer also is involved with inspecting the property periodically.
  • Burlington is at remote risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and moderate risk for West Nile Virus after two mosquito samples came back positive for West Nile. The town engages in continuous mosquito spraying.

The board of Health next meets on September 10.

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