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Race Tracks, Church Dinners, Factories: Vt. Health Dept. Casts Wide Net To Reach 90K Still Unvaccinated
It was a slow morning at a recent COVID vaccine clinic in Morrisville, VT. For the first two hours it was open, no one got a shot. The clinic, organized by the nonprofit Capstone Community Action, advertised free child care and transportation, hoping to make it easier to access. But that’s not what ultimately brought…
Overtime: How Shelly-Anne Storer Started, Closed And Relaunched A Business During The Pandemic
Shelly-Anne Storer’s first job after moving to New Hampshire was at an assisted living facility in Concord, and though she spent long hours cooking and serving food to residents, there were parts she enjoyed. “I loved finding out what their favorite things were, so I knew exactly what to bring to their table,” she says….
In Connecticut, Teens Confront Vaccine Hesitancy With Information And Patience
Lately, Elise Taylor is logging 10,000 steps a day, a lot of them on hills and up to front doors in Waterbury, CT to ask if residents are interested in taking the COVID-19 vaccine. On an overcast Friday in July, most knocks go unanswered. But when she sees a sign of life, a woman comes…
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