This week, Provincetown officials updated their public health guidelines in response to a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases as summer crowds returned. The new advisements include:
- The unvaccinated, including kids under 12, to wear masks in crowded outdoor areas and public indoor areas.
- Advising masks for all in crowded indoor settings.
- Crowded venues to enforce vaccine verification prior to admittance.
For more, go to the town’s COVID-19 information page.
Reports Eyewitness News TV-3:
Barnstable County health officials said 132 COVID-19 cases were linked to Provincetown between July 1 and July 16.
Most of the [increase in] cases were among vaccinated people who experienced mild symptoms, a fact that some health officials are calling significant.
“It is more than the 5 percent efficacy rate of the vaccine,” said Vaira Harik, Barnstable County Human Services.
The cluster included 89 Massachusetts residents, 39 from Barnstable County and 43 individuals who left the state.
“What has been reassuring is that the vaccine is working, and symptoms are largely mild,” said Alex Morse, Provincetown town manager.
Morse said “P’town” needs to be proactive, but not alarmist. …
“We do want to continue monitoring the numbers in the coming days and weeks,” Morse said. “If for some reason we feel we have to go a little stronger and put a mandate in, I think the [town’s Board of Selectmen] is prepared to do that.”
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