Patsy Kelso News Today

The Covid-19 vaccine has been commercialized this year. Vaccines, treatments, and test kits previously purchased by the federal government are now being acquired by the state directly from the CDC as part of the Vermont Immunization Program.

A variety of immunizations are required to protect schools from an outbreak. But, exemptions can threaten herd immunity. How covered are VT schools?

Patsy Kelso, state epidemiologist with the Vermont Department of Health, said it’s in part because of the number of vaccines issued to the state not meeting the demand.

The new XBB variant is the dominant subvariant around New England

As the holiday season wraps up, flu cases are on the rise while COVID and RSV cases are declining

There are 73 Vermonters currently hospitalized, up from 48 only a week ago on Oct. 12th.

The bivalent booster has elements of the original virus as well as elements of the most recent Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5.

This is the first positive pool of mosquitoes this year, according to the Vermont Department of Health.

The Vermont Department of Health has received its first batches of mosquitoes to test for diseases, according to State Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso.

Vermont's Department of Health will be phasing out its daily "COVID-19 Case Report Dashboard" starting next week.