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Back To School & An FDA-Approved Vaccine: A COVID Q&A With Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine

By Mitch Wertlieb,
Matthew F Smith
Published August 24, 2021 at 2:22 PM EDT
A face shield and a piece of paper reading grade 3-4
Abagael Giles
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A screening station for Milton Elementary students included a face shield during the first day of school in 2020. Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont's health commissioner, is taking your COVID questions as the state prepares to begin a new school year.

COVID case counts have been on the rise in Vermont, and August saw an uptick in both hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, even as Vermont leads the nation in vaccinations. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine takes your questions on how Vermont is handling the virus, the delta variant, and plans for kids to return to school.

Our guest is:

  • Dr. Mark Levine, Health Commissioner for the Vermont Health Department

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 at 9 a.m.

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Mitch Wertlieb
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
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Matthew F Smith
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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