coronavirus
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COVID-19 flares up at Helen Porter nursing home
The nursing home confirmed that 21 of its residents tested positive for COVID-19, and the facility has reinstituted its visitor/staff masking requirement.
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COVID case counts and hospitalizations very low in county
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 haven’t been this low since May of 2022.
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COVID-19 still with us after two years
Sixteen students in Middlebury College’s Chronicling COVID-19 Winter Term course conducted oral histories with more than two dozen Addison County residents.
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Congressman Welch tests positive for COVID-19
Welch, 74, wrote that his symptoms began that morning and were mild. He said he would be isolating and working from home for the rest of the week.
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Vt. shifts to providing antigen tests at state sites
Vermont plans to begin providing at-home antigen tests for COVID-19 at state-run testing sites, rather than PCR tests, officials said at a press conference Tuesday.
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A COVID Oral History: Virus forced local institutions to adapt
Rows of empty pews, hallways of empty classrooms, and dozens of empty restaurants were something nobody expected to see a little more than two years ago.
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A COVID Oral History: Businesses ask — what now?
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a particular dilemma for Addison County’s small businesses.
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A COVID Oral History: Pandemic different across generations
Different generations have carried unique perspectives on the pandemic’s place in their memories of the recent past.
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State says face covering should be a personal choice
State officials say face masks should be optional at indoor settings in Vermont beginning March 14.
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New York Times staffer to discuss reporting on a pandemic
Apoorva Mandavilli will deliver Middlebury College’s 2022 Robert W. van de Velde Jr. ’75 Memorial lecture, “Reporting on an Unprecedented Pandemic,” this coming Monday at 7 p.m.
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College officials unfazed by COVID spike
Middlebury has 200 COVID cases on campus, but they aren’t as severe as in past instances, officials say.
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Most county schools to drop mask requirement March 14
Wearing masks will become optional in Addison Central School District schools soon.
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In light of new state policy, local schools reconsidering masks
After Gov. Scott recommended lifting school masking recommendations, some Addison County schools are making tentative plans to do so.
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Students can remove masks, if school 80% vaccinated
Masking in Vermont schools — among the last remaining COVID-19 mitigation measures in place for students — will soon be optional for schools with a student vaccination rate…
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Editorial: Of going maskless and risk
Despite the headlines from Gov. Scott’s press conference trumpeting that schools that were 80% vaccinated would be able to go maskless on Feb. 28, the reality is most…
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COVID deadly in Vermont in January
January 2022 was the second-deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Vermont Department of Health.