Applications Open October 28 – program applies to healthcare, human services, pharmacy, grocery, some retail jobs October 22, 2020 – Gov. Phil Scott today announced the second round of the Frontline Employee Hazard Pay Grant […]
Category: Covid-19
Maine church blamed for fatal outbreak
State of Vermont loses email last night during national 911 outage By Guy Page September 29, 2020 – Vermonters tempted to go soft on Covid-19 vigilance should consider what happened after a church wedding in […]
Fauci “would not hesitate” to take FDA-backed vaccine
Presidential advisor tells Vermont media that citizen pushback hinders national mask mandate by Guy Page September 15, 2020 – Presidential advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci today told Vermont press and officials he would not hesitate to […]
VT no-mask mandate petition has 3,000 signatures, and growing
(Editor’s note: Vermont Daily takes no position on the “To Mask or Not To Mask” debate, but in the interests of public information is publishing this email from Vermonters Against Mask Mandates.) There is an […]
Opioid, car crash deaths up; pandemic takes some blame
But suicide rate below annual norm ALSO: Sen. Pat Leahy was a one-eyed college marksman By Guy Page September 3, 2020 – Twice as many people have died in car crashes so far this year […]
Health Commissioner rebukes misreading of CDC “6%” report
Scott to issue executive order on policing Home schoolers to top 4,000, but no $$ for them Opioid overdoses up 50% this year, pandemic blamed By Guy Page September 1, 2020 – Asked about a […]
Scott, Levine open to making Covid vax mandatory, but need more info
Health commissioner says outcomes are “prime consideration, if we were going to make something mandatory” By Guy Page August 25, 2020 – At today’s press conference, both Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine […]
Will Scott require mandatory COVID-19 vaccination?
No answer yet but he wants immunization registry “improvements” by Guy Page August 24, 2020 – Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver’s decision to require Covid-19 vaccinations for state residents once a vaccine is […]
Updated: Scott extends State of Emergency thru September 15
Towns, cities may impose stricter regulations on gathering size, liquor sales; returning college students in mind Vermont Daily mentioned to Gov. Scott at his August 11 press conference the small crowds at Barre-area restaurants and […]
VT prison church services won’t resume anytime soon
Also: Guv says customer caution, not regulations, responsible for low turnout at restaurants By Guy Page August 11, 2020 – Vermont’s state prisons won’t be open to volunteers offering religious services anytime soon, Agency of […]