Health officials have not “completely explored” the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children, Sen. Rand Paul warned, calling for more examination and information on the safety risks that vaccines potentially pose for children.
The mayor of Burlington is asking that businesses that do not require a vaccine for employees and customers implement a mask mandate.
“There’s no doubt we are seeing record levels of cases and hospitalizations,” Gov. Sununu told reporters during a briefing. “This winter surge that we predicted is now unfortunately rearing its ugly head, and we are definitely in the throes of it, not just in New Hampshire but all across New England.”
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill that will let municipalities pass rules requiring masks but said he and legislative leaders still have “extreme differences of opinions regarding COVID strategy.”
At his weekly presser Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott again took a strong stance against further COVID-related mandates, saying they cause divisiveness among Vermonters and distrust in the very policies expected to be followed.
A proposal approved Tuesday by the Legislature’s Education Committee would ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates in public and private schools, hospitals and businesses.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally edited a July 2020 Department of Health report that undercounted nursing home COVID deaths by thousands, the New York State Assembly said in a report Monday.
Vermont state lawmakers came to Montpelier for a special session on Monday and passed a bill allowing towns to impose their own local mask mandates.
Rather than questioning the efficacy of useless vaccines or why cases skyrocketed despite mask use, Vermont’s leftists, who regard government as a divine protector, demand instead that Phil Scott doubles down and make everyone else join them in the useless ritual of masking.
“Over the last 30 days, in a time of increasing cases in the low-risk age groups, we’ve seen cases in those 65 and older decline by about 2.5%. This is evidence that boosters are working,” Scott said.
Highly vaccinated Vermont continues to see high case counts for COVID-19, and the governor and his staff on Tuesday continued to blame variants for the state’s pandemic troubles.
Governor Phil Scott today directed the Agency of Human Services to implement a Universal Booster Program for COVID-19 vaccinations and is strongly encouraging every Vermonter over the age of 18 to get a booster.