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		<title>Vermont: H1N1 flu response survey</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/05/vermont-h1n1-flu-response-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: State among nation&#8217;s best for H1N1 vaccine protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: Investigation into Tritium contamination at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/01/vermont-investigation-into-tritium-contamination-at-vermont-yankee-nuclear-power-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: Recall of ground beef products by Vermont company</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/vermont-recall-of-ground-beef-products-by-vermont-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: Health officials encourage college students to get a flu shot during holiday break</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/vermont-health-officials-encourage-college-students-to-get-a-flu-shot-during-holiday-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barre VT--The most important stop on Sylvie Daley’s long holiday journey from college in the State of Washington to Washington County, Vermont will be Barre Auditorium.
Two days before Christmas, Daley will line up for a nasal spray dose of vaccine at a public clinic.
“I wasn’t going to get a shot because I figured I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: H1N1 vax now open to all Vermonters age 6 months and older</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/vermont-h1n1-vax-now-open-to-all-vermonters-age-6-months-and-older/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burlington VT--The Vermont Department of Health today announced that there is now enough vaccine in the state to begin offering it to anyone older than 6 months who wants to be vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 flu.
Until now, vaccine had been limited to those at greatest risk for serious illness from the new flu – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: State ranked among America&#8217;s best for health emergency preparedness</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/vermont-state-ranked-among-americas-best-for-health-emergency-preparedness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burlington VT--Vermont achieved a score of 9 out of 10 for the third year in a row in the Trust for America’s Health “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism” report.
Vermont was one of only eight states in the nation to receive a score of 9 or above for public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: 12 H1N1 public vaccine clinics this week</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/vermont-12-h1n1-public-vaccine-clinics-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burlington--Twelve public health vaccine clinics are scheduled for this week as the Vermont Department of Health, in collaboration with Vermont’s Visiting Nurse Associations and home health agencies, continues to work to protect those people most at risk for serious complications from the H1N1 flu virus.
Three additional clinics were added in Newport City, Brandon and Montpelier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont: EMTs and paramedics authorized to give vax shots</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/vermont-emts-and-paramedics-authorized-to-give-vax-shots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burlington VT--More than 700 of Vermont’s licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT-Intermediates) and paramedics are now eligible to serve as vaccinators at public and school clinics across the state. Qualified EMTs and paramedics must first file an application with the Vermont Department of Health.
The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is widespread in Vermont, and EMTs who serve [...]]]></description>
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