What’s behind the lagging vaccination rate in Vermont’s most remote areas — and what’s being done about it?
The Deeper Dig: Getting vaccines to ‘the end of the line’
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The Deeper Dig: Kids and the Covid vaccine
State Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso says that while herd immunity is a goal, the state is focused on getting as many people vaccinated as they can.
The Deeper Dig: Three days at the Travel Inn
On this week’s podcast, hear scenes from reporter Katie Jickling’s stay at one of the 75 motels where the state is housing homeless Vermonters.
Podcast: Voices from ‘Virus in Vermont’
In a two-part audio special, Vermonters talk about responding to — and surviving — the first year of the Covid-19 crisis.
The Deeper Dig: Bringing students back
The push to fully reopen classrooms this spring has renewed the debate over how much in-person education is safe — and how much more the state should ask of educators.
The Deeper Dig: Xusana Davis on race, belonging and ‘Vermontiness’
Vermont’s racial equity director says “out-of-state ‘xenophobia,'” deepened by the pandemic, remains a key barrier to achieving equity.
The Deeper Dig: How CityPlace stalled
This week’s podcast: Can the developers of the long-delayed downtown Burlington project restore trust with the city?
The Deeper Dig: A guide to the governor’s budget
An infusion of federal dollars is providing the state a “rare opportunity,” Gov. Phil Scott said in his budget speech. But legislative leaders are hoping to stay flexible.
The Deeper Dig: Can ski towns stay Covid-safe?
This week’s podcast: Resort communities worry that ski tourism is driving up local infection rates, but the Department of Health says the problem is “homegrown.”
The Deeper Dig: Making sense of the chaos at the Capitol
While this week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol drew condemnation from Vermont leaders across the political spectrum, experts say reckoning with the consequences will be complex.