/tags/covid-19 COVID-19 en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:03:24 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-24/historian-garrett-graff-reflects-on-the-early-covid-days Graff and Amanda Gustin discuss Life Became Very Blurry, a new oral history of Vermont in the pandemic era. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:03:24 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-24/historian-garrett-graff-reflects-on-the-early-covid-days Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens /npr-news/2025-03-10/in-their-own-words-how-covid-changed-america The COVID-19 lockdown "felt like solitary confinement," a San Diego resident tells NPR. Even after many pandemic rules lifted, American society remains deeply fractured. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:37:36 GMT /npr-news/2025-03-10/in-their-own-words-how-covid-changed-america Bill Chappell /local-news/2024-12-20/state-will-not-require-testing-of-raw-milk-thats-sold-to-consumers-as-part-of-bird-flu-program The Agency of Agriculture is about to start a USDA-mandated testing program to see if there is bird flu in the milk supply. The state will not require farms that sell raw milk directly to consumers to test their milk. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:53:37 GMT /local-news/2024-12-20/state-will-not-require-testing-of-raw-milk-thats-sold-to-consumers-as-part-of-bird-flu-program Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-08-30/an-updated-covid-booster-is-coming-to-vermont-heres-what-to-know Cases are on the rise in Vermont, but a new COVID-19 booster is on the way. Vermont will have doses of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available in the next couple of weeks through health care providers, pharmacies and some free or low-cost clinics. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-08-30/an-updated-covid-booster-is-coming-to-vermont-heres-what-to-know Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /local-news/2024-01-11/vermont-covid-19-levels-steadily-increase-as-jn-1-becomes-the-dominant-strain Though cases are rising, the number of overall COVID cases this winter may be lower than original projections, says John Davy, epidemiologist at the Vermont Health Department. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:06:52 GMT /local-news/2024-01-11/vermont-covid-19-levels-steadily-increase-as-jn-1-becomes-the-dominant-strain Bob Kinzel /local-news/2023-12-12/covid-related-population-spike-in-vermont-did-not-slow-down-states-aging-demographic Despite the population bump in 2021 and 2022, Vermont remains one of the oldest states in the U.S. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:54:25 GMT /local-news/2023-12-12/covid-related-population-spike-in-vermont-did-not-slow-down-states-aging-demographic Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2023-11-17/more-kids-can-now-get-covid-vaccines-at-vermont-pharmacies Pharmacies in Vermont are now allowed to give COVID-19 shots to kids ages 3 and older. And Vermont Medicaid, also called Doctor Dynasaur, will cover the cost of the vaccines at pharmacies. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:52:38 GMT /local-news/2023-11-17/more-kids-can-now-get-covid-vaccines-at-vermont-pharmacies Lexi Krupp /local-news/2023-11-17/state-health-officials-not-expecting-a-surge-in-covid-hospitalizations-this-winter The cold weather is returning, which means a lot of Vermonters are spending more time indoors. State health officials say the threat of COVID-19 remains quite low in the state. At the same time â€� there are indications that the current dominant strain of the virus is more contagious, with less severe symptoms than many previous strains. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-11-17/state-health-officials-not-expecting-a-surge-in-covid-hospitalizations-this-winter Bob Kinzel, Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /local-news/2023-11-09/a-vermont-nonprofit-wants-the-state-to-reboot-its-mobile-vaccine-program Vermont Center for Independent Living wants the state to reboot the program, but the state says there isn't federal funding for it. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:05:55 GMT /local-news/2023-11-09/a-vermont-nonprofit-wants-the-state-to-reboot-its-mobile-vaccine-program Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2023-09-13/new-covid-vaccines-expected-in-vermont-as-early-as-this-week Updated COVID-19 vaccines aimed at protecting people from new variants of the virus could arrive in Vermont this week â€� and the state’s top health official, Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, is urging residents to get the shot. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:22:07 GMT /local-news/2023-09-13/new-covid-vaccines-expected-in-vermont-as-early-as-this-week Liam Elder-Connors