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From YouTube: COVID-19 Update 11-5-21
Description
Boston Mayor Kim Janey hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
According
to
the
cdc
flu
season
begins
in
october
and
peaks
between
december
and
february.
I
urge
residents
especially
our
seniors,
to
get
the
flu
vaccine
before
the
winter
surge.
Some
experts
are
concerned
about
a
worse,
more
severe
flu
season
this
year,
so
getting
the
flu
shot.
Is
that
much
more
important?
A
A
We
made
the
commitment
to
meet
our
residents
where
they
are
as
a
strategy
to
tackle
the
racial
disparities
with
vaccine
access,
which
has
led
to
some
impressive
results.
The
outcomes
show
full
vaccination
rates
among
latino
residents
up
by
36
percent
and
full
vaccination
rates
among
black
residents
up
by
29
percent.
Since
mid
april,
over
73
percent
of
residents
have
received
at
least
one
dose.
A
Children
between
the
ages
of
5
and
11
are
now
eligible
to
receive
the
vaccine.
We
are
working
with
community
partners,
health
centers
and
our
schools
to
ensure
that
our
students
and
families
are
safe,
informed
and
have
access
to
the
vaccine
and
collabo
in
collaboration
with
clinical
and
community
based
partners.
We
will
hold
vaccination
clinics
in
matapan,
dorchester,
hyde
park
and
roslindale
neighborhoods,
where
we've
seen
some
of
the
lowest
covet
vaccination
rates.
A
These
family
clinics
will
offer
first
and
second
dose
vaccinations
for
everyone,
age,
five
and
up
and
will
offer
boosters
for
those
who
are
eligible.
The
clinics
will
will
begin
next
week
and
occur
on
the
same
day
and
same
time
and
location
each
week
through
the
end
of
the
year,
families
can
learn
more
at
bostonpublicschools.org
vaccines.
A
I
encourage
families
to
join
the
session,
to
learn
more
about
why
vaccinations
are
important
and
to
ask
any
questions
they
may
have
in
addition
to
the
reoccurring
family
clinics
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
many
providers,
including
hospitals,
community
health,
centers
and
pharmacies,
will
be
offering
vaccinations
for
residents
five
years
and
older.
We
encourage
parents
and
guardians
to
check
in
with
their
health
care
provider
with
any
questions
about
the
vaccine.
A
A
We
are
also
investing
an
additional
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
previously
funded
equity
coalitions
that
are
conducting
vaccine
outreach
in
communities
of
color
shifting
gears.
I
would
like
to
address
the
violent
assault
that
occurred
earlier
this
week
at
the
henderson
school,
a
student
was
accused
of
assaulting
a
principal
and
another
staff.
Member
violence
has
no
place
in
our
schools.
A
We
must
ensure
that
students
and
staff
can
be
in
school
and
be
there
safely.
We
will
continue
to
do
everything
possible
to
make
sure
we
are
addressing
trauma,
which
is
often
the
root
cause
of
violence.
I
encourage
members
of
the
henderson
community
to
take
advantage
of
the
bps
safety
and
crisis
teams
that
are
available.
A
My
heart
goes
out
to
the
principal
the
staff
and
the
families
of
those
who
are
impacted
by
this
violence.
Every
employee
and
student
in
the
boston
public
schools
deserves
to
be
safe
at
work
and
in
school
we
are
doing
all
we
can
to
support
staff
and
students
who
are
impacted
and
to
address
the
trauma.
A
A
The
superintendent
and
her
team
hosted
a
virtual
meeting
with
the
henderson
community
last
night
to
hear
from
students
and
families,
and
while
the
henderson
upper
school
remains
closed,
today,
support
staff
are
available
at
the
school
today
for
students
and
staff
and
our
the.
Why
is
also
open
to
support
our
young
people,
the
superintendent,
her
team
and
the
henderson
staff
are
preparing
the
best
ways
to
welcome
students
back
to
the
classroom.
Next
week,
bps
will
soon
release
communication
to
the
henderson
community
to
discuss
additional
safety
protocols
and
next
steps
for
returning
students.
A
Bps
will
continue
to
communicate
all
updates
to
families
and
to
the
public
throughout
the
day
and
in
the
coming
days
until
a
solution
is
reached
and
the
school
community
feels
completely
safe
as
nighttime
temperatures
dipped
below
freezing
this
week.
City
outreach
workers
have
helped
over
60
unsheltered
individuals,
referring
them
to
inpatient
treatment,
city,
shelters,
transitional
housing
and
assistance
back
to
stable
homes.
A
Additional
individuals
have
chosen
to
relocate
to
inpatient
treatment,
a
nearby
shelter
or
homes
of
their
origin.
This
effort
has
also
resulted
in
a
in
storage
or
removal
of
over
two
dozen
tents
from
public
streets
and
sidewalks,
as
we
transition
vulnerable
people
from
encampments
that
have
been
a
source
of
violence,
fires,
overdoses,
sexual
assaults,
disease
and
other
dangers.
We
will
continue
to
use
a
public
health
approach
and
treat
every
individual
with
dignity.
A
A
A
Yes,
I
will
certainly
be
keeping
mask
in
place.
Mass
are
very
effective
in
helping
us
slow
the
spread
of
transmission
in
terms
of
covid.
We
need
to
continue
to
do
what
works,
particularly
as
we
work
hard
to
get
our
youngest
residents
vaccinated,
so
children,
5
and
up
through
11
are
now
eligible,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
make
sure
we're
doing
everything
to
get
them
vaccinated.
So,
as
of
now,
mass
will
be
staying
in
place.
A
A
So
I
will
not
respond
specifically
to
ongoing
litigation,
only
to
say
that
we
will
certainly
comply
with
the
courts
and
that
our
approach
has
been
a
public
health
approach
where
we
first
provide
notice.
We
certainly
provide
storage
and
we
are
working
hard
to
identify
beds
and
we
are
not
asking
anyone
to
remove
their
property,
their
belongings
or
to
to
move
off
the
streets
without
first
identifying
a
place
for
them
to
go.
That
is
appropriate,
meaning
whether
that
is
treatment,
whether
that
is
a
low
threshold
bed.
A
A
Together,
we
are
one
of
the
most
vaccinated,
big
cities
in
the
country,
and
that
is
because
of
the
work
that
we've
done
here
at
city
hall,
but
really
the
work
that
has
been
done
out
with
our
partners,
including
hospitals,
community
health,
centers
and
the
community
groups
that
are
working
hard
in
neighborhoods
that
are
hardest
hit,
and
so
I'm
proud
of
that
work.
We
will
continue
the
mass
mandate.
A
We
were
the
first
to
implement
a
mass
mandate
in
our
schools.
We
have
done
a
lot
of
important
work
to
slow
the
spread.
It's
why
we
remain
below
all
of
our
metrics
in
terms
of
where
we
of
metrics
of
concern
in
terms
of
covid,
and
we
just
need
to
continue
to
do
everything
to
get
folks
vaccinated.
That
is
our
best
protection
against
this
deadly
virus.
A
I'd
love
to
get
even
more
people
vaccinated,
offer
more
resources
to
community
groups
who
are
working
on
the
ground
so
that
we,
particularly
in
neighborhoods,
that
are
hardest
hit.
We
still
see
some
gaps
by
race
and
by
by
zip
code,
and
so
it
is
important
that
we
continue
to
focus
on
those
areas,
and
that
is
what
I
would
certainly
suggest
to
the
next
administration.
We
are
working
closely.
A
A
There
are
meetings
every
afternoon,
there's
constant
communication.
We
have
been
discussing
all
of
the
urgent
issues,
including
the
the
opioid
crisis
and
homelessness
crisis.
We've
been
discussing
covid,
you
know
all
the
work
that
needs
to
continue
around
housing
and
supporting
small
business.
All
of
that
is
ongoing
work
with
this
administration.
The
new
administration
coming
in.
A
So
this
underscores
the
importance
of
investing
in
social
emotional,
supports
in
our
schools,
for
more
social
workers,
for
more
nurses,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
using
trauma-informed
practices
in
our
schools.
That
is
the
focus
that
we
we
must
lift
up
after
this
incident
and
continue
to
focus
on
it.
It
isn't
about
police
and
schools,
police
and
schools
do
not
make
us
safer.
There's
lots
of
research
that
backs
that
up.
A
What
we
do
need
to
do
is
make
sure
that
we
have
trauma
informed
practices
and
that
we
are
doing
more
in
terms
of
social,
emotional
learning.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
really
appreciate
you.