New guidance issued by the Department of Health and Agency of Education says that school nurses should play “pivotal” roles in the upcoming school year.
Nurses should drive decisions in schools’ Covid mitigation efforts, Vermont officials say
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Vermont Covid levels remain ‘low’ as national levels plateau
The national BA.5 surge appears to be easing, with declining case counts and hospitalizations.
What Vermonters need to know about monkeypox
Monkeypox has now spread to Vermont, but compared to Covid-19, this virus is much harder to catch.
Vermont’s Covid levels ‘low’ but state’s booster progress is falling behind
The state reported updated estimates of the percentage of people vaccinated, based on the latest booster recommendations from the CDC. Only 37% of the state’s residents are up-to-date on vaccines.
Franklin County resident is Vermont’s first monkeypox case
The patient is being treated at home, according to health authorities.
BA.5 is the latest of a ‘parade of surges’ we can expect from Covid, experts say
The newly dominant strain is not expected to tax hospitals the way previous waves did, but it could still affect everyday life in Vermont.
Latest data shows Covid-19 hospitalizations remain low in Vermont
The state reported an average of 65 cases per day in the past week and about five new hospital admissions for Covid per day, both a drop from the previous week. But several wastewater facilities reported increases in the amount of Covid detected.
Vermont’s missing Covid wastewater data is a mystery to government officials and contractors
Local wastewater treatment plants have collected Covid data for months. It’s just not getting included in state and national reporting systems.
The Deeper Dig: Can Covid be tracked without widespread testing?
With the end of widespread PCR testing for Covid-19, hospitals and public health officials — and journalists — are using different kinds of data to understand the ebbs and flows of the virus.
Vermont’s child care, early education administration is ‘fundamentally broken,’ report finds
The authors of the report, which was mandated by the Legislature last year, recommended creating a new governmental entity to oversee child care and early education in Vermont.
Fatal overdoses have soared since the pandemic began. Narcan distribution has, too
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vermont saw the greatest percent increase in opioid deaths in the country. During that same period, state distribution of naloxone — an opioid overdose antidote — has nearly tripled, according to health department data.
On last week of state testing, Covid levels remain ‘low’
Case numbers barely changed from the week before, but it’s too early to tell how the closure of state Covid testing sites will affect the data.
Vermont Covid cases dip below 100 per day on eve of test site closures
The state reports declining hospitalizations so far in June and fewer deaths than in May.
Covid vaccinations for Vermont children under 5 set to begin in days
The vaccines will primarily be available through pediatricians. Providers will begin to receive doses starting this week, according to the health department.
