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Health update: record-breaking COVID hospitalizations, scarce at-home test supplies and the ongoing omicron surge

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Matthew F Smith
Published January 18, 2022 at 6:00 AM EST
A woman swabs her nostril with a COVID test.
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A woman swabs a nostril with a PCR COVID-19 test at a Vermont Department of Health drive-thru testing site in Barre on Jan. 14, 2022.

Live call-in discussion: Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine joins Vermont Edition this hour to offer the latest on COVID-19 in Vermont, and answer questions related to recent record-breaking hospitalizations (and what those figures mean for hospital capacity in the state); the availability of rapid at-home tests for individuals and those testing through the Agency of Education's new "test at home" program; a tripling of COVID infections in Vermont prisons and more.

Our guest is:

  • Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont's health commissioner.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here and Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Matthew F Smith
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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