Last week, 140 employees tested positive, about nine times the 15 cases of two months ago.
Covid cases climbing among UVMMC employees
Despathy: discrimination and segregation during the “pandemic of the unvaccinated”
The unvaccinated in Vermont have endured massive verbal and emotional abuse from state leaders, experts, neighbors and community members.
Veto Update: Gun control no, 50% land conservation maybe, contractor & rental registries yes
Don’t expect a veto on S4, the gun control bill. But that bill turning half of Vermont into an ecological preserve? Gov. Scott has his eye on that one.
Virologist: COVID race stats need review
Although the dominant official and media narrative says Covid-19 harms more black people than white people, the actual data says otherwise.
Montpelier High School students protest lifting of mask mandate
Students in Vermont’s capital are planning to walk out Wednesday to demand that school mask mandates NOT be lifted.
“No one deserves what Covid does” – Dartmouth ICU chief promises equal care
The ICU director at a New Hampshire hospital promises the best of care for Covid-19 patients – vaccinated or not.
Covid ‘real numbers’ higher among fully-vaxxed; Covid rate higher among ‘partially unvaxxed’
VT Stands Up breaks down Vermont’s Covid data. It urges more State transparency about the supposed
‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.’
Hansen: Mass delusion fuels data, policy disconnect
How does the ‘mass formation’ delusion affect Vermont? Med school grad and health care policy expert Meg Hansen discusses.
Backpedaling fast: OSHA withdraws vaccine and testing mandate
Another blow to the Biden administration as OSHA backpedals on its vaccine and testing mandate.
Warner: Mass formation psychosis – it’s a thing
Mass formation psychosis has paved the way towards totalitarianism. Will we go down that road?
Letter: Vaccine injuries should not be dismissed
Jacqueline Brook writes how her own experiences with vaccine injury apply to the pandemic.
Eshelman: Tinfoil hats and Covid vaccines
Putting on the tin foil hat and heading down the rabbit hole to Covid Conspiracyland….
Within hours, Vermonters claim 350,000 at home Covid tests
Vermonters flocked online to order the free rapid tests in the State of Vermont’s collaboration with the NIH and Amazon.
Hansen: Learning from the pandemic
Meg Hansen discusses with Bill Sayre how Covid-19 should be treated early.
Governor Scott partnering with NIH to deliver rapid tests to Vermont households
500,000 rapid tests will be delivered to Vermont homes.
Hansen: Do as you’re told and don’t question
Debate about mask mandates was intense during a recent WDEV radio program.
Update: Rolling flight cancellations continue
Fear of the Omicron variant is what’s to blame for those added nights in an airport.
Vaccine injuries: More than a number
Reported adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines have dramatically increased.
Gen Z paying the price for pandemic policies
Our youngest Americans are paying the price for government’s indiscriminate policies enacted due to Covid-19.
Connelly: Covid response not about personal rights
Arguments about mask wearing are akin to children arguing about bedtime.
Lynch: Continuous shaming of the unvaccinated
Shame and blame are the name of Scott’s vax ‘encouragement’ game.
Respirator expert: the safety hazards of masks
Nuclear power plant respiratory gear expert talks from experience about what real mask protection looks like, and what it doesn’t.
Johnny Bananas: a merry little Christmas tune brought to you by COVID
The 12 Days of Christmas goes COVID!
Her vaccine questions unanswered by pediatricians
Alison Despathy asked two pediatricians 13 questions during a lengthy public information gathering Tuesday night in St. Johnsbury. Not a single question was answered.
The authoritarian state of Vermont
Calling out the abuse of authority by representatives to continue the fear of the pandemic.
High VT youth infection numbers follow high testing
Were Vermont’s high Covid-19-positive cases among ages 5-11 last week a result of a genuine spread – or just more testing than usual?
EUA for ages 5-11 Covid shot approved despite Advisory Board misgivings
Despite concerns raised by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Pfizer’s COVID-19 injection was approved for 5-11-year-olds.
Pfizer vax registration available for children ages 5-11
Vermont health officials look to “get as many doses as possible into students’ arms before the holiday break” as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children, ages 5-11.
43% of October Covid fatalities fully vaccinated
Nine of the 21 October Covid-19 Vermont fatalities this month have been fully vaccinated.
Two Covid-19 vaccines made with human fetal tissue
Several marketed vaccinations, including two Covid-19 vaccinations, are produced using human fetal tissue.
Scott official urges peer pressure on vax undecided
The Scott administration yesterday strongly urged Vermonters to encourage family and friends to “step up when it’s their turn” to choose vaccination. It also spoke about BIPOC vaccination, vaccines developed with stem cells. And there’s info about the pandemic and Pickleball.
$79 million House ‘Covid Relief Bill’ funds wide swath of programs
The Vermont House of Representatives today passed ‘Covid Relief Bill’ H315, allocating $79 million in federal and state funding, according to release from the office of the Speaker of the House.
Trace of UK virus found in Burlington wastewater
Late yesterday afternoon, the City of Burlington received test results from its Covid-19 Wastewater Monitoring Program that detected evidence of two Covid-19 mutations that are associated with the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first detected in the United Kingdom. Though this finding will not be definitive until it is confirmed through genomic sequencing, it indicates that the B.1.1.7 variant is likely now present in Burlington at a low level. The B.1.1.7 variant has been found in 34 U.S. states according to the C.D.C., and has not previously been identified in Vermont.
Guv, Levine quarantine after press conference Covid contact
This afternoon (January 19), Governor Phil Scott, Department of Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D. and other administration officials were informed that a contractor who provided services at the Governor’s coronavirus briefings on Friday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 19 has tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s News: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Covid crisis opportunity to create longterm change, Dems say at caucus BY GUY PAGE ON DECEMBER 17, 2020 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to accomplish longterm economic development and legislative […]
Covid crisis opportunity to create longterm change, Dems say at caucus
The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to accomplish longterm economic development and legislative goals, Vermont Democratic lawmakers said in a Dec. 5 caucus meeting.
Employers may mandate vaccination after FDA approval
Once the Federal Drug Administration has given final approval to a Covid-19 vaccine, an employer may mandate vaccination for employees, Health Commissioner Mark Levine said at Friday’s press conference.
Scott cites Pearl Harbor dead, American unity in WWII to challenge Vermont to fight Covid
In a public statement issued December 7, Vermont Governor Phil Scott contrasted the number of Americans killed during the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor – 2463 – with the 8913 Americans who died Dec. 3-6 of Covid-19.
Health Dept. to text close contacts; vaccination priority announced
If you get a text from the number 86911, it’s the Vermont Health Department calling. Message: you’ve been exposed. Quarantine immediately.
National experts question social bans like Vermont’s
Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine say data and science support the need to ban multi-household gatherings. But epidemiologists like Julia Marcus of Harvard University and other public health leaders say the data does no such thing, according to the November 23 New York Times.
Covid up in Burlington wastewater, mayor predicts tough weeks ahead
“The days matter in our response to this pandemic,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger. “We must remember that it’s in our collective power to bring this surge back down. We need everyone to cease social gatherings outside of your household and to get tested if you have participated in a social gathering over the last week.”
Pandemic economy creates winners and losers, economist tells Legislature
Federal stimulus deficit spending exceeding the national spending on World War II (adjusted for inflation) is driving the economy – not underlying economic strength. This spending also has created “disparate winners and losers,” Kavet said.
Irasburg church, VT Health Department at odds over facts
Friday, the Vermont Health Department issued a press release claiming an attendee had tested positive and urged anyone who had contact with the person to get tested. The press release and subsequent media coverage prompted Pastor George Lawson of the New Hope Bible Church to investigate. He determined that not only was the person not present, but also had been tested three times – each time with negative results.
Nine school districts (at least) didn’t ask students about Thanksgiving
By Guy Page At least nine Vermont school and supervisory union districts reportedly held in-person learning Monday and did not ask children if they were part of multi-household gatherings over the Thanksgiving […]
State followed guidelines removing vaccine protest banner
A banner raised Sunday morning to protest liability exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine was removed by state workers this afternoon in accordance with state guidelines.
Seven school districts won’t ask students today about Thanksgiving
At least seven Vermont school districts say they will hold in-person learning today and will not ask children if they were part of multi-household gatherings over the Thanksgiving vacation, as directed by State of Vermont Covid-19 guidelines.
Covid-19 vaccine protest banner removed from I-89 overpass
A banner raised Sunday morning to protest liability exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine was removed by state workers this afternoon, Jennifer Stella of Health Choice Vermont said. The removal of the banner raised by Health Choice Vermont may be in conflict with a Scott administration policy allowing messaging on state highway property, enacted in June in response to complaints from Black Lives Matter protesters.
Irasburg church attendees urged to get Covid-19 test
BURLINGTON, VT – The Vermont Department of Health is urging anyone who attended Sunday services at New Hope Bible Church in Irasburg on November 22 to get tested for COVID-19.
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.
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.
Where’s concern for huge crowd of Biden partiers?
What madness is this that the governor, and now the Burlington Free Press, continues to push the false premise that somehow two Halloween parties, a bowling league, and some anecdotal hypotheticals about deer camps, etc., are to blame, while intentionally ignoring mass gatherings? Surely, if there are any upticks in numbers, it is this event that is squarely to blame.
Today’s News 11/13/2020
New restrictions on gatherings announced / Bernie wants $2000/month for ‘working class’ Americans / Pandemic impacts fuel prices / AOC uneasy
New Covid restrictions ban multi-household gatherings, don’t affect church services
The executive orders announced today to reduce transmission of Covid-19 in Vermont do not include any restrictions on religious services, Gov. Phil Scott said.
