A one-week spike in Burlington’s wastewater test results has returned to “baseline,” the city reported, but several counties reported rising Covid levels.
Vermont’s overall Covid levels remain ‘low’ as Burlington wastewater data returns to normal
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Final Reading: Legislators try to revive universal health care plan
The bill calls for “incremental implementation of Green Mountain Care” starting with publicly financed primary care in the first year, adding preventative dental and vision in the second, with no deductibles or copayments.
End to national Covid-19 emergency order could affect Vermont’s tools to fight the disease
President Joe Biden announced plans to end the emergency order on May 11. The order set requirements for insurance coverage of Covid-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment.
School meal funding is set to expire this year. Will Vermont lawmakers go back for another helping?
A one-year pilot of free school meals will end in June. Advocates are pushing to make the program permanent.
Covid levels still ‘low,’ health department reports, though some metrics tick up
Burlington has reported a spike in Covid levels in its wastewater, but it’s too early to say whether it’s a true increase or an anomaly, according to officials.
Covid funds buoy wastewater projects statewide
Communities statewide are set to start a series of wastewater projects funded by federal Covid-19 relief money.
Burlington reports record high Covid concentrations in wastewater data
The spike in two Burlington wastewater treatment plants could be an early indicator of Covid levels, but the health department said it would have to wait to see if the trend persists.
Covid levels remain ‘low’ in Vermont as national surge moves south
Hospital admissions have dropped this week, two weeks after the state reported “medium” Covid levels.
After 3 reporters turned away from hearings, Vermont newsrooms raise concerns about Statehouse access
As the Legislature’s first fully in-person session in years gets underway, lawmakers’ decisions to turn away reporters raise questions about how they are balancing public access to the Statehouse — long called “the people’s house” — with public health.
Garnet Health, private ambulance service and Covid response vendor, to close in 2 weeks
The company, which staffed high-volume testing and vaccination sites in northwestern Vermont, announced Tuesday it plans to end all of its operations.
