New guidance issued by the Department of Health and Agency of Education says that school nurses should play “pivotal” roles in the upcoming school year.
Nurses should drive decisions in schools’ Covid mitigation efforts, Vermont officials say
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BA.5 is the latest of a ‘parade of surges’ we can expect from Covid, experts say
The newly dominant strain is not expected to tax hospitals the way previous waves did, but it could still affect everyday life in Vermont.
Latest data shows Covid-19 hospitalizations remain low in Vermont
The state reported an average of 65 cases per day in the past week and about five new hospital admissions for Covid per day, both a drop from the previous week. But several wastewater facilities reported increases in the amount of Covid detected.
A look back at a year of a ‘reopened’ Vermont
Since the governor dropped all restrictions in June 2021, the state has contended with new variants and expanded vaccine recommendations.
Experts and high-risk Vermonters worry about the loss of state-run Covid testing
Antigen tests that can be administered at home are still widely available, but public health experts say disadvantaged communities may have a hard time obtaining them.
Vermont hit especially hard by infant formula shortage due to state contract
Abbott Laboratories, whose plant was shut down by the Food and Drug Administration, was the biggest supplier of formula to Vermont’s Women, Infants and Children program.
Vermont to wind down its state-run Covid-19 testing sites
By late June, both take-home and PCR testing will be available only through pharmacies and health care providers.
What’s in Vermont’s 1st Covid ‘surveillance report’ — and what’s not
The first weekly report, which is set to replace the state’s daily dashboard, brings a major shift in the way officials communicate data on Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and testing.
Final Reading: Not nuthin'
House lawmakers narrowly failed to override Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes on two bills: A Burlington charter change that would ban no-cause evictions, and the clean heat standard. Each failed by just one vote — and seemed to blindside legislative leadership.
Vermont will stop updating its Covid case dashboard next week
Health Commissioner Mark Levine said the dashboard would be replaced by a weekly surveillance report.
Less than a third of Vermonters have ever gotten Covid, CDC study shows
Far fewer Vermonters have gotten Covid over the course of the pandemic than the national average of 58%. Health officials and researchers said that’s influencing Vermont’s latest pandemic surge.
Post-Roe, Vermont could see an influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortions
Vermont is difficult to get to and adjacent to other states that will likely preserve abortion access, should federal protections be dissolved. But doctors and advocates still expect to see a rise in out-of-state patients.
Vermont receives 2,000 doses of Paxlovid to combat distribution problems
Vermonters had complained about a shortage of the key Covid antiviral drug amid rising infection rates.
Vermont reports rising cases, hospitalizations as BA.2 subvariant spreads
The state also reported a new high in self-reported positive antigen tests.
