vaccine
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Bivalent vaccine numbers are lagging
About 26,000 Vermonters have gotten the Omicron booster, putting the state on a slower pace than previous booster campaigns, according to data from the state Department of Health.
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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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Letter to the editor: Unvaxxed should go to the back of the line
An elderly friend just had his hip replacement put off, as Burlington, Middlebury and Rutland hospitals had no bed for him. Of the patients who had the bed,…
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Ways of seeing: Vaccine failures challenge our values
When I moved to Vermont for college, I was 18 and had barely left Texas. My family drove me, and I was terrified when I realized how far…
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Letter to the editor: Anti-vax beliefs are not new
I am writing in response to Claire Corkins’ “Ways of Seeing” article and to Alden Harwood’s letter to the editor concerning vaccinations. I am of the polio generation,…
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Ways of seeing: Polio generation trusted the vaccine
My father recalled a day during elementary school when all the kids from the school were taken down to the Town Hall, and everyone was given a polio…
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Letter to the editor: Vax resistance hurts others
I grew up in the early 1950s. Back then everybody got to see the effects of polio on people of all ages.
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Letter to the editor: Let’s focus on the public good
In my father’s day, the killer was polio. In my son’s, it is COVID. Let’s all focus on the public good and use every medically-recommended tool at our…
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5- to 11-year-olds now eligible for COVID vaccines
Vermont opened registration Wednesday morning for kids to get their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, after the CDC gave its final approval on Tuesday night.
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Ways of seeing: Vaccine leads to togetherness
I just returned from a truly glorious weekend in Stonington, Conn., where I went for a funeral. “Always go to the funeral” is a piece of advice someone…
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COVID boosters open to BIPOC adults and older Vermonters
Booster shots are currently available only for people who got their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least six months ago.
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Pfizer COVID booster shots start Friday in Vermont
“We know vaccines are safe and effective, and these additional doses add even more protection. So, I encourage anyone who is eligible to register for your booster today,”…
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How do you convince an unvaccinated person?
“The aide is very good,” Carol Rosenstock said. “She is really attentive to my mother. She’s the one who takes her to appointments, and keeps track of what…
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Area businesses set vaccine policies
MIDDLEBURY/VERGENNES — Many businesses in Addison County have been deliberating in the past few weeks on how to keep their workplace safe from COVID-19 in light of to…
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MAUSD to host vaccine clinic
BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Unified School District has been selected by the state of Vermont as a vaccination site for the entire community, school officials announced on…