The national BA.5 surge appears to be easing, with declining case counts and hospitalizations.
Vermont Covid levels remain ‘low’ as national levels plateau
Tag: Omicron
Estimated Covid infections may be 5 times higher than official counts, researchers project
The project by Yale and Harvard researchers uses data on hospitalizations, reported case counts and the dynamics of the Omicron variant to project backward, estimating the number of infections in recent weeks.
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.
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.
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.
Vermont reports rising cases, hospitalizations as BA.2 subvariant spreads
The state also reported a new high in self-reported positive antigen tests.
Scattered data points indicate Covid uptick
The Covid-19 variant BA.2 now forms 84% of cases in New England, according to the CDC.
Vermont winds down Covid vaccine clinics as BA.2 subvariant rises
Despite increasing cases, officials say they’re less concerned about the emergence of the new Omicron subvariant.
Vermont plans policy for Covid’s endemic phase
Vermont’s seven-day average hit its lowest point since Nov. 2 and Tuesday’s 68 cases was the first time the state has reported fewer than 100 new infections since October.
Scott Gillette: Damned statistics and Covid-19
It is understandable that, having let the virus get completely out of control, the state government would want to actually just stop recording cases of it, because each new case is a further embarrassment.
Covid hospitalizations begin to fall, but more slowly than Covid cases
The number of Covid patients in Vermont’s hospitals finally dipped below 100, but the decline has been shakier than the drop in new infections.
As Omicron recedes, experts warn against a premature shift in strategy
Recent trends give reason for cautious optimism about Covid’s next phase. But transmission remains higher than it’s been for most of the pandemic, and future variants could still pose a threat.
Vermont will begin tracking school closures, distributing ‘take-home’ rapid tests to schools
The moves, outlined by Secretary of Education Dan French in a Tuesday email to local officials, come as the state is working toward an overhaul of its Covid-19 testing procedures in schools.
Vermont Conversation: Mark Levine on Omicron as an inflection point
The state’s health commissioner discusses the contagious new Covid-19 variant, the changing paradigm of tracking the pandemic, and the role of public health in a wide-ranging crisis.
