With release of a Covid-9 vaccine expected within two weeks, Health Commissioner Mark Levine said “there’s no talk of mandatory vaccination” in national advisory councils overseeing vaccination release.
Levine: “No talk of mandatory vaccine”
Supreme Court church service decision affirms VT policy, Scott administration says
This week’s US Supreme Court decision striking down New York restrictions on religious gatherings explicitly upholds Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s executive order on religious gatherings, both Scott and an administration official said today.
Mother of three appalled that children asked to incriminate families
Editor’s Note: the author, a Chittenden County resident and mother of three, holds a Masters Degree in Public Health. November 25, 2020 To Whom it May Concern and May it Concern You: […]
Transcript of Sidney Powell’s lawsuit filed in federal court in Georgia
As of 11:44 pm, I’ve only read the first few pages, can’t tell if it’s a bombshell or a dud or just a respectable but insufficient hand-grenade.
Giving Thanks Always – even in 2020
Reprinted from today’s reading from Our Daily Bread In the seventeenth century, Martin Rinkart served as a clergyman in Saxony, Germany, for more than thirty years during times of war and plague. […]
Vermont Thanksgiving of bygone era seen in 1955 promotional video
If you’re nostalgic for a taste of a Thanksgiving from the good old days, you might want to watch “Thanks to Vermont,” a 1955 promotional video for Vermont products.
Some retailers upset with guv for Black Friday comment
On Nov. 24, Scott asked Vermonters not to shop on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday retailing season) if they didn’t have a need to. The normally pro-business Scott may be hoping to stop the new surge of COVID cases, but his comments seem to have rattled small business owners.
Today’s News: November 25, 2020
Will Covid-19 vaccine be mandatory? / Readers comment on plan to ask students about Thanksgiving travel plans / Health Dept. says “you are not allowed to gather with people you don’t live with.”
Will State make Covid vaccine mandatory?
On August 25, both Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine said they were open but not committed to mandatory vaccination for Covid-19. They took a ‘wait and see’ approach. Would the vaccine be safe? Effective? As Gov. Scott said: “details do matter.”
Asking students to inform on Thanksgiving travel draws reader pushback
After Gov. Phil Scott yesterday announced that on Monday, school workers will ask both students and parents if they traveled for Thanksgiving, Associated Press reporter Wilson Ring asked if this plan puts children in the position of tattling on their parents. Many readers don’t think much of his answer.
