COVID-19
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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.
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Ways of Seeing: Are we still ‘Vermont Strong’?
Vermont was a media darling in the first year of the pandemic, keeping the virus in check better than any other state.
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Middlebury College now allows spectators at sports
As of Feb. 1 Middlebury College is permitting spectators at is athletics events provided they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have received their booster shot, if eligible.
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COVID has helped some re-set their priorities
The number of COVID-19 cases will decline and people will head back out into the world. But some people will be unsure of what to expect and what…
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Are antigen tests OK to use in cold weather?
With about 350,000 at-home antigen tests on their way to Vermonters’ mailboxes, readers wrote to VTDigger to ask how the antigen tests would hold up if left for…
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Editorial: How to help nurses and doctors
Hang in there, fellow Vermonters. We know we’re in the midst of a COVID surge sparked by the omicron variant that saw a record 116 patients in Vermont…
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Letter to the editor: Vaccines are made by people
I don’t know why the polio vaccines ended up being named after individuals, whereas others have not. Perhaps if the COVID vaccine were named after someone, it would…
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FAQs: COVID-19 symptoms, at-home tests & more
The UVM Medical Center Primary Care Team this week provided these answers to frequently asked questions on COVID-19, its symptoms and more. FAQs: COVID-19 Symptoms, At-home Tests and…
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Guest editorial: Health care alarm bells should be ringing
As an emergency doctor and a longtime observer of how policy decisions play out on the front line, I can say that the despair rings absolutely true, and…
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Omicron surge prompts county to hunker down
Local institutions and businesses have begun to adjust their policies, schedules and programming to protect public health.