Vermont 
Vermont: H1N1 flu response survey(0)
Burlington VT– April 26 marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the 2009 H1N1 flu response in Vermont. Now, thanks to the efforts and participation of so many of you, more than 200,000 Vermonters have been vaccinated.
Now is the time to evaluate the state’s response to the H1N1 flu over the past 12 months. [...]
Vermont: State among nation’s best for H1N1 vaccine protection
Burlington VT–A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released last week shows that Vermont had among the highest rates of vaccine coverage in the nation against the H1N1 pandemic strain of influenza.
According to the report, Vermont had the nation’s second best coverage for people age 25-to-64 years at high risk of becoming ill [...]
Vermont: Investigation into Tritium contamination at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
Burlington VT–On January 7, the Vermont Department of Health was notified by Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station that samples taken from a groundwater monitoring well on site at the plant contained tritium.
Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen. It is a by-product of the nuclear fission process in a nuclear reactor, and it also occurs [...]
Vermont: Recall of ground beef products by Vermont company
Burlington VT–The Vermont Department of Health is advising Vermonters to check for ground beef products made by LaPlatte River Angus Farm, of Shelburne, Vt.
Harrington and Sons Packing, Inc., a Williston, Vt. butcher shop, recalled approximately 68 pounds of ground beef products on Dec. 21 that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the [...]
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- Vermont: State ranked among America’s best for health emergency preparedness
- Vermont: 12 H1N1 public vaccine clinics this week
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