Former health commissioner Harry Chen is set to serve as the department’s interim commissioner.
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Author: Erin Petenko
Erin Petenko is VTDigger's data and graphics reporter, bringing numbers to life to help Vermonters understand the state they live in.
Vermont Statehouse drops Covid vaccination and testing rules
Legislators said enforcement of the old screening process for visitors to the capitol has been nonexistent.
Bennington County has ‘high’ Covid levels, CDC reports
General statewide levels remain “low,” but case counts have been rising, according to the health department.
Vermont launches awareness project amid record-high suicide rates
The pandemic led to an uptick in mental health issues, including suicide, across the state. Public health experts are trying to push back with knowledge.
Major hospitals keeping mask mandates despite new CDC guidance
The federal agency has said health care facilities in areas with low, moderate or substantial Covid transmission can drop mask mandates, but some experts have concerns about the safety of the new policy.
With 26,000 shots given out, Vermont’s Omicron booster rollout trails previous campaigns
The latest booster shot targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains, providing increased protection against the dominant variants in Vermont.
Vermont Covid levels remain ‘low,’ health department reports
Hospital admissions have risen in recent weeks but remain far below surge levels.
Abortion by pill rose in 2020, Vermont data shows
More people seeking abortions in Vermont are turning to medication to do it, thanks to new regulations that make it easier than ever.
Statewide Covid levels 'low' as PCR testing continues to decline
The state hit its lowest PCR testing level since the earliest days of the pandemic.
UVM Health Network names Sunil Eappen its next president and CEO
Eappen, a Boston-based physician and hospital administrator, is set to replace Dr. John Brumsted, who is retiring from the state’s largest healthcare provider after more than a decade.
Covid levels ‘low’ as Omicron booster campaign kicks off
Metrics like cases and hospitalizations that increased last week are back down again, the Vermont Department of Health reported Wednesday.
The Omicron booster is coming. Here’s what you need to know about the new Covid vaccine.
Availability at certain Vermont pharmacies and walk-in clinics starts Wednesday. The booster is designed to target the now-dominant variants of the virus and is recommended for everyone 12 and older.
A federal program pays for funerals for victims of Covid. Few Vermonters are using it.
The FEMA program has received applications related to just one-third of the people statewide who have died of the virus, according to its own data.
Covid cases, hospitalizations on the rise, but overall still 'low'
The Vermont Department of Health reported a rise in Covid metrics this week, but still rated the state as “low” overall.
