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Health update: 2022 started out deadly, but health officials expect COVID-19 cases to ebb

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Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine gives a COVID-19 update on Feb. 1.

Live call-in discussion: COVID-19 had an especially deadly start to 2022, as January became one of Vermont's deadliest months so far for the pandemic. But state officials say they expect case and death numbers to improve in coming weeks. This hour, we talk with Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about how Vermont is dealing with omicron and preparing for the next phase of the pandemic.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Tedra worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.