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Vermont Deputy Health Commissioner On New COVID-19 Variants, Vaccinations

A sign reading 'face coverings required'.
Elodie Reed
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VPR File
The University of Vermont reminds campus members to wear face coverings on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

The spread of new COVID-19 variants has brought new questions for state and federal health officials, especially when it comes to mask-wearing. Like, does a single mask really provide enough protection? Or is it better to double up? In our weekly health update, we put these and other questions to the Vermont Department of Health, and we get the latest on vaccine registration and administration in Vermont.
Our guests are:

  • Tracy Dolan, deputy commissioner for the Vermont Department of Health
  • Dr. Shahid Ahmed, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine and an oncologist and researcher at the University of Vermont Cancer Center

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at 1 p.m.; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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