A small number of chickenpox cases have been identified at a Roxbury migrant shelter in late February, with six individuals contracting the disease since the shelter's opening at the end of January. Despite these cases, state officials have declared there is no current outbreak. In response, health officials have initiated vaccine clinics for those exposed to chickenpox at the shelter. The Healey and Wu administrations have been criticized for downplaying the situation and releasing limited information.
The Healey and Wu administrations finally were forced to acknowledge highly infectious chickenpox cases at a migrant shelter in Roxbury this week but deliberately downplayed the outbreak for political reasons and released only limited information. https://t.co/aA5t7SIOCt
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Six people staying at a shelter site in Roxbury housing migrants have contracted chickenpox since it opened at the end of January, though state officials said there is “no current outbreak” of the disease. https://t.co/eDH0oAn9tC
‘Small number’ of chickenpox cases identified at Roxbury migrant shelter in late February, DPH says https://t.co/bEVb00r33W