delta variant


  • Letter to the editor: Delta variant makes masking up more necessary

    The present surge in COVID cases in Vermont, partly due to the Delta variant, is troubling, and I believe preventable.

  • Scott touts state’s pandemic response

    MIDDLEBURY — Saturday was indeed a day of giving thanks and congratulations in Middlebury, as residents and visitors alike hailed the newly minted Lazarus Park and a downtown…

  • Guest editorial: COVID spreading again; time to take precautions

    Guest editorial: COVID spreading again; time to take precautions

    On Aug. 7 Vermont recorded 112 cases of COVID-19, at the time the highest single-day count since April 29. I was one of those cases, and the third…

  • Eric Davis: Delta challenges Scott’s approach

    Eric Davis: Delta challenges Scott’s approach

    The Vermont Department of Health reported on Monday that there were 1,553 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the state over the past two weeks, and that there…

  • College preps for Delta variant of COVID-19

    MIDDLEBURY — As Middlebury College prepares for student arrivals next month, officials are bracing for the possibility of yet another semester spent limiting the spread of COVID-19.“Our plan…

  • Vermonters brace for the Delta variant

    Vermonters brace for the Delta variant

    MIDDLEBURY — State and local health officials urged unvaccinated Vermonters to consider the emergence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus as a wake-up call to finally get…

  • COVID strikes visiting family

    Careful what you wish for.Last week I wrote in the Minibury e-newsletter about pining for the simpler days of last summer.This week there is nothing on my calendar,…