Northampton Board of Health schedules forum on nicotine-free generation policy
Board of Health · Meeting of January 15, 2026
Northampton Board of Health schedules public forum for February on nicotine-free generation policy. Ken Elstein of the Belchertown Board of Health reported that town's December 2024 adoption as seamless with minimal community pushback, with eight of ten retailers passing compliance checks. Public Health Nurse Em Moulton reported 1,756 total vaccine doses administered across flu and COVID clinics at 34 sites, with 91 doses delivered to homebound individuals.
Massachusetts recorded four pediatric deaths from influenza among unvaccinated patients.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of January 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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