Pediatricians help promote vaccines

MILTON — Becca Brynga of Milton is pro-vaccine.Brynga received her second Pfizer dose about a month ago, and her two kids — a 13-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son — have received every vaccine available to them.But the relative newness of the COVID-19 vaccines has given Brynga pause about getting her kids vaccinated right away, she said in an interview last week. Brynga isn’t alone, according to Vermont pediatricians. They’ve fielded a growing number of questions from concerned parents — mostly vaccinate … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Trudy Namubiru, a single mother and New American who moved from Uganda in 2018, said she loves her job as an accounts payable specialist at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.  But the pandemic has brought financial stresses, … (read more)