Vermonters age 16, 17 and 18 can make their vaccine appointments starting Saturday (April 17) at 10 a.m.; all Vermonters age 16 and up will be eligible on Monday, April 19, as was originally planned (but now at an earlier […]
Category: Covid-19 updates
Covid-19 updates, Featured
State, feds halt J&J vaccinations
Pause ‘out of an abundance of caution’ will last through Friday By Polly Mikula UPDATE: Thursday, April 15: Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics cancelled through Friday, April 23 State officials announced Thursday that Vermont will follow the recommendation of the […]
Covid-19 updates, State News
Vermont businesses slam plan to tax federal Covid loans
By Xander Landen and Kit Norton/VTDigger When Congress established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) last year, the aim was to provide tax-free, forgivable loans to businesses to help them make payroll and stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. But now, the Vermont Legislature […]
Covid-19 updates, State News
Leahy, Sanders, Welch announce $11 million for housing construction in Vermont
Funding from the American Rescue Plan is in addition to the state’s annual award of $3.4 million Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Monday, April 12, that Vermont has received more than […]
Covid-19 updates, State News
‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Covid relief brings half-billion to Vermont schools
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger At the start of the pandemic, state and education officials worried that Covid-19 would be a financial catastrophe for the pre-K-12 system. Instead, the opposite happened. With three major federal relief packages approved by Congress since the start of the […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, Local News, State News
Slots at BIPOC-specific vaccine clinics fill up fast
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Around the state, slots for vaccines have filled up quickly at several clinics organized specifically for Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and those in their households. Megan Herrington, public health […]
Covid-19 updates, Featured, Killington
Towns to receive federal money as option tax revenue falls
By Katy Savage With some restaurants, inns and bars being forced to close last year, option tax revenue is down by 50% or more in some towns, but many of them will be able to make up some of that […]
Covid 19 local resource guide, Covid-19 updates
What is ‘herd immunity’ and does it help us?
Infectious diseases can strike at any time. Some of them cause relatively minor interruptions to daily life and often can resolve of their own accord when the body’s immune system mounts a successful defense. Other diseases can cause serious, even […]
Covid 19 local resource guide, Covid-19 updates, State News
Study: 2 in 3 Vermonters believe ‘immunity passports’ should be issued as proof of vaccination
It’s a question of social fairness that has grown increasingly pertinent for public health officials as more and more Americans receive their initial dose of the Covid-19 vaccine: Should vaccinated people, or those with antibodies, have more freedom than those […]
Covid 19 local resource guide, Covid-19 updates
How to get a vaccination appointment sooner
What’s the difference between the federal pharmacy program and state sponsored sites? Staff report There are two parallel programs for receiving your Covid-19 vaccine — one run by the state and one run by the federal government through partnering pharmacies. […]