The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 vaccines for children age 6 months through 5 years of age on Saturday, June 18, paving the way for vaccinating the youngest Vermonters later this month. “This is very welcome news […]
Tag: children
Column, Money Matters
Should you hire your child?
By Kevin Theissen Are you a business owner and thought about hiring your child? Well, you should. If you have children, especially teenagers, you should strongly consider putting them to work. The benefits are tremendous. First and foremost, the main […]
Column, Money Matters
Does your child need to file a tax return?
By Kevin Theissen With the continuation of the Covid world, many businesses are desperate to find and keep workers. So, helping our children find a job is not very difficult these days. Perhaps more importantly, it’s the effort of encouraging […]
Featured, State News
Vaccination begins for 5-11 year-old children
By Katy Savage After much anticipation, the state rolled out Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11 on Monday, Nov. 8. More than 200 students traveled from around the state to attend one of the first clinics at Riverside […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, State News
Kids, 5-11, can get vaccinated this week
By Ethan Weinstein If, as experts expect, the CDC endorses Pfizer’s vaccine for children 5-11 on Nov. 2 or 3, Vermonters in that age group will be able to receive their first shot this week, Gov. Phil Scott said at […]
Commentary, Opinion
Delta changed the equation; policies must change too
By Anne Sosin Editor’s note: Anne N. Sosin is a public health researcher and Policy Fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College and the co-lead on research on Covid-19 and rural health equity in northern New England. […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, State News
Kids 0-9 lead the surge in state Covid cases
By Ethan Weinstein After a week of falling case counts, Vermont’s Covid tallies rose to near highs in the last seven days. Amidst the surge, Gov. Scott at his weekly press conference did not announce any changes to mitigation policies. […]
Covid-19 updates
Vermont is reporting spikes in Covid-19 among children but few cases of severe illness
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger As Vermont schools settle into the school year, state data shows that the number of cases among young children has risen dramatically in recent weeks. Infections among children under 12 rose to a peak in late August, […]
News Briefs
This childproofing checklist can help keep kids safe
It’s not long before newborns who need their parents to cater to their every need become toddlers who can’t wait to go exploring on their own. The curiosity can come quickly, which underscores how important it is for parents to […]
Covid-19 updates, Op - Ed, Opinion
Universal masking in schools should not be a debate
Editor’s note: This commentary is by five medical doctors, Meghan Gunn, Ebrahim Ghazali, Judy Orton, Ann Marie Swann and Jaclyn Lozier; Kelsey Pierce and Emily Rice, physician’s assistants; Bridget Bromirski, pediatric nurse practitioner; and Lynn Mann, doctor of osteopathic medicine. […]