Staff report The state will continue to add more testing sites this week. Mike Smith, secretary of the Agency of Human Services, said on-demand testing sites opened last week in Rutland, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, and Waterbury. The Rutland site is […]
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Scott: ‘We can’t give up when we’re finally seeing a way out’
By Polly Mikula Governor Phil Scott said he was “cautiously optimistic” at the regular news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 1. Thus far, the mitigation measures enacted Nov. 13 banning multi-family gatherings among other restrictions, have decreased the rate of Covid-19 spread, […]
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Nov. accounts for 40% of total Covid cases in Vt.
Adherence to prohibition on gatherings is critical to prevent worst-case scenario By Polly Mikula In the first three weeks of November, Vermont has added more Covid cases than in the first five months of the pandemic combined (March-July) — 40% […]
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Vermont physician groups call on public to prioritize their communities and protect schools for the children
The American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians and Vermont Medical Society join Governor Scott and the Vermont Department of Health in calling on Vermonters to refrain from any social gathering in order to protect and […]
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Vermont Covid-19 assistance program expands to include water and sewer/wastewater charges
The Department of Public Service announced that customers of an expanded list of water and wastewater providers can now get help with past due bills. Deputy Commissioner Allen said that “the VCAAP has expanded to include non-regulated water and sewer/wastewater […]
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Covid strikes Rutland schools
Staff report While schools seemed to be limiting the spread of Covid-19 fairly well initially, a number of cases have recently been reported in Rutland County. Earlier this month, a preschooler at Orwell Village School tested positive and last week […]
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Vermont patients with ‘Long Covid’ find few answers
By Katie Jickling/VTDigger After Kathy Warren battled Covid-19 for more than three weeks in March, her fever dissipated and she was able to walk down the street in Montpelier without needing to rest. She thought she had beaten the virus. But […]
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Rutland nursing home outbreak rises
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger As of Tuesday, Nov. 17, 26 residents and 12 staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 at Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, according Richard Feifer, the nursing home’s chief medical officer. At Friday’s regular press conference held […]
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When ‘home for the holidays’ means quarantine
K-12 schools grapple with holiday exposure risks to Covid-19, potential outbreaks, staffing By Curt Peterson An explosive increase in Covid-19 cases across the U.S. and now Vermont are inspiring many reactive decisions — perhaps none more consequential than those regarding […]
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Scott: Patriotism is sacrificing to protect others
Contact tracer keeps advice simple: stay 6 feet apart or keep contact to less than 15 minutes By Polly Mikula The recent surge of Covid-19 case growth in Vermont has led to new mitigation measures to slow the spread. Among […]