IRS warns of Covid-19 “relief check” scam - St. Albans Messenger
How low can you go? Scammers are trying to defraud Vermonters of their economic recovery checks.
Read more“Pray for Vermont,” says Rutland gym owner after settling with AG - Rutland Herald
The Rutland gym owner who fought back against a forced shutdown due to Covid regulations and his pursuer, Attorney General TJ Donovan, have reached a relatively painless settlement.
Read moreVermont vax acceptance rate about 80% - Vermont Daily
In other states, as few as 30% of health care workers are willing to be vaccinated. Here, about 80% of senior care facility staff and residents and UVMMC staff offered the vaccine have accepted.
Read moreVermont last state to pass 10,000 cases - VT Business Magazine
It took 315 days - the longest in the nation, for small, rural, socially-distancing Vermont to reach 10,000 Covid cases.
Read moreVaccination of people 75 and older begins next week
The office of Gov. Phil Scott issued the following update on Covid-19 vaccine availability and strategy:
Read moreCat recovered after suffering feline coronavirus - Valley Reporter
Feline coronavirus doesn’t always have a happy ending for cats and their owners. But a diligent vet didn’t give up.
Read moreHoliday fun responsible for record # of Covid cases - VT Digger
Too much holiday conviviality has led a record number of Vermont Covid cases, officials says.
Read moreWelch cautious after possible Covid exposure - Times Argus
Peter Welch says he was exposed to Covid by GOP lawmakers not wearing masks while hunkering down in an “undisclosed location” amid the DC riot.
Read moreHealth Dept. urges Trump travelers to quarantine, get tested - Rutland Herald
The busload of 50-plus Trump supporters who attended the DC rally January 6 are being encouraged to quarantine and get tested for Covid.
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