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Several states are experiencing new surges in COVID cases, especially in the Midwest and the Northeast. And fresh outbreaks have been reported this month at nursing homes in Vermont, Virginia and elsewhere despite a monthslong vaccination rate nationwide of about 86 percent among residents i…
BENNINGTON — A new social program for adults aged 50 and older will begin Dec. 1. The program is free to the public and is located at the Bennington Sport Center at 230 School St., the former Catamount Elementary School.
Senior Solutions is seeking volunteers for its home visitor programs.
The National Institutes of Health reports that millions of older adults go to emergency rooms each year because of fall-related injuries. Treacherous walkways brought on by cold weather increase the risk of falling. And the consequences of falls can be serious. Falls cause broken bones, spin…
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center is working to recruit a full-time cancer specialist to succeed Dr. Charlene Ives, who announced she’s leaving the practice next month after nearly 20 years as a medical oncologist.
MONTPELIER — Vermont is leading the country in several COVID-19 vaccination benchmarks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the percentage of population fully vaccinated overall, and fully vaccinated as newly eligible 5- to 11-year-olds and for most residents who ha…
Veterans Affairs is offering COVID-19 booster shots to all veterans 65 and older.
Got news from the local senior center? Announcing a new tai chi class at the Council on Aging? Delivering meals to homebound folks in the region? Let Vermont News & Media know so we can shout it to the mountaintops for you. Send your Windham County senior news to news@reformer.com; South…
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