Vermont Department of Health

State health officials say they are still investigating the case, but that they do not believe the general public is currently at risk. This is the state’s first confirmed measles case this year.

The state health department reiterated earlier this week that all newborns should be immunized against the highly contagious viral infection, which can cause fatal cirrhosis and liver cancer later in life.

This clinic plays a key role in Vermont’s hub and spoke model of substance use treatment.

The bulk of the $7 million retracted from the Vermont Department of Health had been dedicated to collaborative initiatives like making multilingual, educational videos about vaccinations and setting up pediatric vaccine clinics outside regular office hours.

A Chittenden County man in his 70s died in September from eastern equine encephalitis. He was first hospitalized in August.

Vermont health officials have urged people in some Vermont towns to avoid going outdoors between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. to minimize risk of contracting Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, from infected mosquitoes.

School districts that serve Burlington and Swanton are adjusting practice and game schedules and asking families to take measures to protect themselves with insect repellent and long sleeves.

In a recent press release, the Vermont Department of Health announced one case of the mosquito-transmitted disease in Chittenden County.

The products contain a legal but psychotropic compound produced by the Amanita muscaria mushroom. Vermont's health commissioner said they can cause symptoms like confusion and dizziness.

After last summer’s beach closures due to cyanobacteria, some places are implementing a new categorization system that will allow visitors to enter the water at their own risk.