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- Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response
Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response -The COVID-19 crisis has brought concerns about food security, cramped housing and having to work without receiving stimulus benefits.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response.
- Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors
Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors -The coronavirus could deal a lethal blow to independent practices around the state — many of which are already financially strapped.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors.
- Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’
Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’ -The former state rep will look to recruit candidates as well as increase engagement in the political process for the nonprofit organization.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’.
- 22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19
22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19 -At least 26 of 110 residents at the Burlington nursing home home and rehab center have been infected with the coronavirus.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19.
- Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective
Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective -The holiday’s ancient story of surviving a plague has special meaning during the present pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective .
- Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus
Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus -For their part, high school guidance counselors say that one of the biggest challenges for graduating students is selecting a college without visiting.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus.
- Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont
Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont -Research also shows that Vermont’s mitigation efforts could end up saving some 1,700 lives that would have been lost without any action.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont.
- Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill
Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill -A digest of VTDigger's coronavirus coverage from across the state.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill.
- Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort
Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort -The state took early actions in 1941, months before the rest of the country, recognizing that war was inevitable, leading some to call World War II the 'Vermont-German war.'
Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort.
- Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff
Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff -The hospital housekeepers, maintenance personnel and food service workers are on the front lines in the coronavirus pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff.
- Chloe Learey: Virtual school’s isolation has impact on young brains
Chloe Learey: Virtual school’s isolation has impact on young brains -Early educators are being creative in finding ways to connect with children and families, providing ideas for play and learning.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Chloe Learey: Virtual school’s isolation has impact on young brains.
- State of Vermont, hospitals, EMT crews scramble for ventilators, N95s and PPE
State of Vermont, hospitals, EMT crews scramble for ventilators, N95s and PPE -FEMA is releasing ventilators to the state in 72-hour windows on an as-needed basis. Vermont hospitals are preparing to sterilize N95s for reuse.
Read the story on VTDigger here: State of Vermont, hospitals, EMT crews scramble for ventilators, N95s and PPE.
- Vermont colleges loosen grading as Covid-19 crisis raises equity concerns
Vermont colleges loosen grading as Covid-19 crisis raises equity concerns -The changes at Vermont schools come amid a national conversation about how to equitably grade students who have left campus for diverse living situations.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont colleges loosen grading as Covid-19 crisis raises equity concerns.
- Rural areas may be more vulnerable to worst of Covid-19 outbreak
Rural areas may be more vulnerable to worst of Covid-19 outbreak -A combination of demographics and straining health care networks could put rural Vermonters at more risk.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rural areas may be more vulnerable to worst of Covid-19 outbreak.
- Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response
Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response -The COVID-19 crisis has brought concerns about food security, cramped housing and having to work without receiving stimulus benefits.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Undocumented farmworkers essential, but excluded, in coronavirus response.
- Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors
Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors -The coronavirus could deal a lethal blow to independent practices around the state — many of which are already financially strapped.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 threatens the future of private doctors.
- Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’
Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’ -The former state rep will look to recruit candidates as well as increase engagement in the political process for the nonprofit organization.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’.
- 22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19
22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19 -At least 26 of 110 residents at the Burlington nursing home home and rehab center have been infected with the coronavirus.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 22 Birchwood Terrace staff test positive for Covid-19.
- Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective
Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective -The holiday’s ancient story of surviving a plague has special meaning during the present pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Jews mark Passover with new perspective .
- Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus
Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus -For their part, high school guidance counselors say that one of the biggest challenges for graduating students is selecting a college without visiting.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Colleges adjust to virtual recruiting during coronavirus.
- Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont
Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont -Research also shows that Vermont’s mitigation efforts could end up saving some 1,700 lives that would have been lost without any action.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Health chief estimates there will be up to 100 coronavirus deaths in Vermont.
- Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill
Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill -A digest of VTDigger's coronavirus coverage from across the state.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 Update: PPE, in demand; School budget stress; Eviction moratorium bill.
- Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort
Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort -The state took early actions in 1941, months before the rest of the country, recognizing that war was inevitable, leading some to call World War II the 'Vermont-German war.'
Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: Vermonters were ready early and often to help war effort.
- Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff
Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff -The hospital housekeepers, maintenance personnel and food service workers are on the front lines in the coronavirus pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Richard Davis: A shout-out for hospital support staff.
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