Mark Levine /tags/mark-levine Mark Levine en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:53:15 GMT 5 years after COVID hit, Dr. Mark Levine still feels good about Vermont's response /local-news/2025-03-25/5-years-after-covid-hit-dr-mark-levine-still-feels-good-about-vermonts-response Levine attributes the state's low death rate in part to widespread adherence to public health guidance. He's set to retire this month. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:53:15 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/5-years-after-covid-hit-dr-mark-levine-still-feels-good-about-vermonts-response Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro, Lexi Krupp 'Abuse of power': ACLU, advocates accuse Department of Health of blocking funding for overdose prevention centers /local-news/2024-02-16/abuse-of-power-aclu-advocates-accuse-department-of-health-of-blocking-funding-for-overdose-prevention-centers The Vermont chapter of the ACLU says Commissioner of Health Dr. Mark Levine violated the state’s open meeting law when he unilaterally bypassed a recommendation from Vermont’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to allocate $2.6 million toward overdose prevention centers. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:18:58 GMT /local-news/2024-02-16/abuse-of-power-aclu-advocates-accuse-department-of-health-of-blocking-funding-for-overdose-prevention-centers Peter Hirschfeld New COVID vaccines expected in Vermont as early as this week /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 Health update: COVID-19 vaccines approved for under 5, Vermont testing sites close /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-20/health-update-covid-19-vaccines-approved-for-under-5-vermont-testing-sites-close This hour, host Connor Cyrus talks with state Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about the COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest Vermonters and other virus news. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:15:11 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-20/health-update-covid-19-vaccines-approved-for-under-5-vermont-testing-sites-close Connor Cyrus, Matthew F Smith, Tedra Meyer Health update: Dr. Mark Levine addresses Vermont's rising COVID case numbers /show/vermont-edition/2022-04-12/health-update-dr-mark-levine-addresses-vermonts-rising-covid-case-numbers After months of decline, Vermont is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks to Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about the state's pandemic response. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:43:21 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-04-12/health-update-dr-mark-levine-addresses-vermonts-rising-covid-case-numbers Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith Gov. Phil Scott resists CDC masking recommendations in Vermont counties with 'high' COVID levels /vpr-news/2022-03-29/gov-phil-scott-resists-cdc-masking-recommendations-in-vermont-counties-with-high-covid-levels Gov. Phil Scott says the CDC's county-by-county risk assessment approach for COVID-19 doesn't work well in a small, rural state like Vermont. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:05:29 GMT /vpr-news/2022-03-29/gov-phil-scott-resists-cdc-masking-recommendations-in-vermont-counties-with-high-covid-levels Peter Hirschfeld Masks may be coming off in Vermont, but other COVID protocols are here to stay /vpr-news/2022-03-15/masks-may-be-coming-off-in-vermont-but-other-covid-protocols-are-here-to-stay Public health officials say getting tested when you're sick, and quarantining when you test positive, will help avoid future spikes in COVID case counts. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:19:48 GMT /vpr-news/2022-03-15/masks-may-be-coming-off-in-vermont-but-other-covid-protocols-are-here-to-stay Peter Hirschfeld Levine, Quarantine, Vaccine /the-frequency/2021-01-22/levine-quarantine-vaccine Health Commissioner Mark Levine on vaccine rollout and his potential exposure to COVID-19. Plus, a poem about Sen. Sandersâ€� mittens.Want the web versionâ€� Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:45:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-01-22/levine-quarantine-vaccine Henry Epp, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine Health Commissioner Tests Negative For COVID-19 As State Prepares To Ramp Up Vaccinations /vpr-news/2021-01-21/health-commissioner-tests-negative-for-covid-19-as-state-prepares-to-ramp-up-vaccinations After an exposure to COVID-19 at two of the state's recent coronavirus press breifings, Health Commissioner Mark Levine is among a handful of stateâ€� Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:08:46 GMT /vpr-news/2021-01-21/health-commissioner-tests-negative-for-covid-19-as-state-prepares-to-ramp-up-vaccinations Henry Epp, Brittany Patterson State Plans To Ramp Up Testing, Contact Tracing As Governor Reopens Economy /vpr-news/2020-04-29/state-plans-to-ramp-up-testing-contact-tracing-as-governor-reopens-economy Vermont health officials plan to nearly triple COVID-19 testing in the state and expand contact tracing efforts as the governor takes incremental steps toâ€� Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:21:42 GMT /vpr-news/2020-04-29/state-plans-to-ramp-up-testing-contact-tracing-as-governor-reopens-economy Liam Elder-Connors