- CEO Coronavirus Update – April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022 Are we done yet? There’s no question that most of us are behaving as if the pandemic has run its course. Emotionally, we’re certainly finished with it. Two years is more than long enough, in our minds, to fight a virus. As I was watching the Masters golf tournament this weekend, I was astonished to… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 The pandemic news continues to be encouraging, with the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all declining. Nationally, new cases are at about 35,000 per day, (down from a peak of 800,000 per day) and the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has decreased by 75%. We’re not out of the woods yet, but there… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – February 15, 2022 February 15, 2022 Finally, the good news that we’ve been waiting for! Pandemics do run their course, as viruses become endemic, and it looks as if this pandemic may be winding down in the U.S. There seem to be no new variants (that we know of) on the horizon. The number of cases seems to be dropping significantly… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 Many of us think of a new year as a new beginning – an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and to start fresh. As we bid farewell (not a fond one) to 2021, we’d optimistically (and, yes, naively) hoped that 2022 would be better and that we could put COVID in the rear-view mirror.… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – December 14, 2021 December 14, 2021 I don’t think any of us here in Vermont ever expected that we would become a COVID-19 hot spot in the U.S., nor that we would remain in this status for so many weeks. I remember back in the spring of 2020, when we reacted with alarm that the number of new cases in the… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021 Vermont has been receiving a great deal of attention in the news these days, and not just because of Patrick Lahey’s announcement that he won’t be running for the Senate in 2022. There have been shifts regarding COVID-19 case rates, exposure / quarantining / testing standards, and treatment, so this seems like a good time… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – October 19, 2021 October 19, 2021 COVID-19: We all long for the time that the battle against COVID-19 is no longer foremost in our minds. After a brief spike in early September, the prevalence of COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations and deaths is declining in most areas of the United States. Unfortunately, Vermont is currently experiencing sustained growth of COVID-19… Continue Reading
CEO Coronavirus Update – Sep 14, 2021 September 14, 2021 COVID-19: Unfortunately, the number of COVID-19 cases in Vermont continues to increase rather than decrease because of the Delta variant. In Windham County, 170 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported within the past 14 days, with a total of 30,114 cases throughout the state of Vermont since the beginning of the pandemic. Here at… Continue Reading- CEO Coronavirus Update – May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021 Finally, the good news we all need: after a difficult year, it appears that the U.S. pandemic may be turning a corner. Below are six reports with statistics that show that progress is being made against COVID-19. Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – April 13, 2021 April 13, 2021 As I reflect back on what was happening at this time last year, I am incredulous at the progress we’ve made in the battle against COVID-19. We first learned of the virus in China in December 2019, it came to the U.S. in January 2020, and by mid-March 2020, the world was shutting down in… Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021 Although springtime is slow to arrive in Vermont, as always, there is a definite spring in our steps here at Grace Cottage as we continue to vaccinate 350-400 people per week in our COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (also known as the Community Wellness Building, which continues to be an appropriate name for the building’s current use). Continue Reading
- CEO Coronavirus Update – February 9, 2021 February 9, 2021 We are delighted to be administering first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for anyone age 75 and older who lives, works, or accesses primary care in Vermont. We are providing second doses for group 1A today (healthcare providers and first-responders), and we begin vaccinating the general public, age 75 and up, tomorrow. If you… Continue Reading
