Lexi Krupp
Reporter, Science & HealthLexi covers science and health stories for Vermont Public.
Lexi joined Vermont Public in 2021 as a Report for America corps member. Previously, she reported on science at a public radio station in northern Michigan and at Gimlet Media in New York City. Her work has appeared on NPR, and in Audubon, Popular Science, VICE, and Medscape. Krupp also worked as a science teacher, and once spent a summer tracking mountain goats for the U.S. Forest Service.
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Monday morning's storm was one of the most damaging to the state’s power grid in recent history. It left over 35,000 homes in Vermont without power. -
More than 50 people gathered Tuesday evening at a candlelight vigil in downtown Burlington to show their support for three college students who were shot over the weekend. One is Palestinian and two are Palestinian American.
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The outages come after heavy wet snow fell over much of the state Sunday night.
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Since the latest vaccine became available in September, some Vermonters who want a vaccine haven’t been able to get one, especially people 65 and older, and families with young kids.
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Pharmacies in Vermont are now allowed to give COVID-19 shots to kids ages 3 and older. And Vermont Medicaid, also called Doctor Dynasaur, will cover the cost of the vaccines at pharmacies.
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Over five-plus years, the medical respite program at Bonvouloir House served more than 200 people, and saved the hospital system millions of dollars.
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The season lasts until Nov. 26.
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The group now has just two state-appointed commissioners, after Patrick Standen resigned earlier this month.
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Last week, the Agency of Agriculture offered thousands of tire sidewalls to farmers for free in an effort to cut down on mosquito breeding habitat and limit the spread of disease like West Nile virus. Since then, nearly all the cut-up tires have been claimed.
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According to the Vermont Department of Health, there aren't enough doses of the new COVID-19 booster vaccine, which was made available in late September, due to distribution issues.
