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Vermont Department of Health confirms first measles case of 2025: What you need to know

Vermont has its first case of measles this year, the state Department of Health confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Public risk is ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Measles case confirmed in Vermont

WATERBURY — The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles in a school-aged child in Lamoille County. The child became sick after returning with their family from traveling ...
VTDigger

Vermont Conversation: Retiring Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine on the state of public health in Vermont

Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine briefs a joint meeting of the House Agriculture, Food Resilience and Forestry Committee and the House Health Care Committees on bird flu at the Statehouse in ...
Seven Days

Health Department Uses Social Media to Educate and Entertain

Screenshot from the Vermont Department of Health’s Instagram account Credit: Courtesy When it comes to fun social media feeds, government agencies aren’t typically the first place you’d think to ...
CBS 6

Vermont confirms first measles case of 2025 in school-aged child

Waterbury, VT — The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed the state's first measles case of 2025 in a school-aged child from Lamoille County. The child fell ill after returning from international ...

Vermont health officials push back on CDC childhood vaccine changes

Vermont’s commissioner of health says the state will continue its current childhood vaccine schedule, backed by pediatric and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Vermont Announces Population Health Initiative

The Vermont Department of Health announced a plan, “Healthy Vermonters 2020,” to improve the health of Vermont residents. The document describes the health status of Vermonters in 2010 and establishes ...
WAMC

Department of Vermont Health Access seeking applicants for new Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Committee

The Department of Vermont Health Access is creating a new advisory committee to advise the state on Medicaid programs and policies. The department held a virtual Town Hall on Wednesday to explain the ...
The Burlington Free Press

19 VT beaches are under bacteria advisories this Fourth of July weekend. Here's where

Planning to spend Fourth of July weekend at the beach? If you're planning a beach trip in Vermont for this weekend, you'll want to avoid areas with unsafe swimming water. According to the Vermont ...
Vermont Business Magazine

Statement from Vermont Health Commissioner Hildebrant on vaccines

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Health Commissioner Rick Hildebrant, MD, provides the following statement on yesterday's update by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the federal ...
The Burlington Free Press

Dozens of VT beaches are under bacteria advisories heading into this weekend. Here's where

Planning to spend this weekend under the sun at the beach? If so, you'll want to avoid beaches with unsafe swimming water. According to the Vermont Department of Health, cyanobacteria, or blue-green ...