Scott admin: End school masking if 80% of students vaccinated
The Scott administration on Tuesday said it is recommending that schools with 80% vaccination rates unmask students in attempt to return “back to normal.”
Lack of vitamin D increases risk of severe COVID, according to study
Vitamin D deficiency was linked to worse health outcomes for COVID-19 patients, including higher risk of death, a new study found.
Major newspaper: ‘Kids are now used to wearing masks and seldom complain’
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board penned an opinion piece claiming “schools are doing fine with masks” and arguing “dropping mandates now would be premature,” as blue states across the U.S. abandon mask mandates.
Report: Federal unemployment benefits kept millions from returning to work
“Extending unemployment benefits had a significant negative impact on the ability of communities to recover from the pandemic. Lives and livelihoods were put on hold for a much longer period than was necessary as a result of this wrong-headed policy.”
Threats over mask mandate carry three-year prison sentence
A new clause in the Senate ‘criminal threatening’ bill would levy prison sentences of up to three years to store customers who make “true threats” after being asked to wear a mask, the Senate Judiciary Committee learned Thursday.
Petition to make masks optional in Vermont schools
Vermont Stands Up is circulating a petition to state and local education officials to make masking optional in schools. The petition and additional information are provided here.
DHS says trucker protests could start in US during the Super Bowl
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned U.S. law enforcement and public safety officials that a trucker convoy protest similar to the one taking place in Ottawa, Canada, could begin on American soil on Feb. 13, the day of the Super Bowl.
New Hampshire Democrats pitch COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools
Legislation heard on Monday by the Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs would add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of required vaccinations for students to be admitted into K-12 schools as well as the state’s sprawling university and community college system.
Health commissioner says no shots for youngest Vermonters until test studies complete
When asked at the governor’s weekly press conference, Health Commissioner Mark Levine assured Vermonters that no shots will be approved for Vermont’s youngest until test studies are completed.
Scott, Levine unaware of any Pfizer vax reaction deaths
Health Commissioner Mark Levine and Gov. Phil Scott both said Tuesday they don’t know whether any Americans have died due to a reaction to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
Big Tech censored dozens of doctors, over 800 accounts for COVID-19 ‘misinformation’
Major technology companies and social media platforms have removed, suppressed or flagged the accounts of over 800 prominent individuals and organizations, including medical doctors, for COVID-19 misinformation, according to a new study.
COVID breakthrough cases, deaths continue among vaccinated Vermonters
Despite continued claims from the Scott administration that COVID-19 is “a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” data from the Health Department continues to show significant deaths and hospitalizations among the fully vaccinated.