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The Barre Lions Club would
like to congratulate the soccer
players from Central Vermont
who participated in the 46th
Twin State Soccer Games on July
17th. Both the girls’ and boys’
teams defeated New Hampshire.
Montpelier High School: Melanie Winters, Spaulding High School:
Madeline Benoit, Halle Pletzer, Rob Moran, (Asst coach for the girls),
U-32 High School: Sasha Kennedy, Caroline Kirby, Payton Gariboldi,
Montpelier High School: Leo Riby-Williams.
The Lions Club would also like to thank the following businesses
and individuals for their longtime support of Twin State Soccer.
Andrea Gallitano, P.C
Maplewood Convenience Store
A. Bellavance & Sons Norway & Sons, Inc.
Barre Lions Club
Noyle Johnson Insurance Group
Beverage Baron VT Liquor Outlet Optical Expressions
Calmont Beverage Co. Inc. Ormsby’s Computer Stroe
Community National Bank Paige & Campbell, Inc.
CW Print & Design
Professional Arts building, Inc.
Dessureau Machines, Inc.
Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home
Dr. David G. Ripley O.D.
rk Miles
George & Koch Dental Group Rock of Ages Corporation
Gusto’s America’s Ginmill
Salvador & Babic, P.C.
Hooker & Whitcomb funeral Home Steve Martin
Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel
Vermont Audiology
Lowell McLeod Inc.
The Lions’ Clubs from Vermont and New Hampshire have raised over
$600,000 through these matches. The monies raised go To Vermont Lions
Charities and New Hampshire Lions Sight and hearing foundation.
Gifford’s Dr. Josh White Addresses
Delta Variant
Vermonters should be cautious, but not
worry about the more contagious Delta
Variant. That’s the message from Gifford
Health Care Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Josh
White. Delta is causing a rise in cases
throughout the world, but according to Dr.
White, these COVID-19 variants were
expected.
“Viruses mutate, so they can spread better,”
Dr. White said. “Delta seems to reproduce
much faster, which means when a person
coughs or sneezes, there’s a lot more virus in
it so it’s much easier to transmit.”
While the Vermont Department of Health
is reporting a slight increase in new daily
cases (1.8% positive 7-day average), the
state’s high vaccination rate is keeping
patients out of the hospital.
“Vermont’s done a nice job,” Dr. White
said. “The populous responded to the goal set
by the state. We did well and we’re seeing
that reflected in the low number of hospitalizations.
The intent of vaccines is to prevent
unnecessary hospitalization, sickness and
death. Vaccines do that really well, which
means Vermont’s target of 80 percent is a big
deal. It provides us some measure of relative
safety. “
More than 83% of Vermonters 12 years of
age and older have received at least one dose
of a vaccine, but it doesn’t mean they are
completely free from COVID. Vaccinated
people can still get infected.
“The goal was to keep you out of the hospital,”
Dr. White said. “Vaccinated people
tend to be a lot less sick.”
When it comes to vaccinations, booster
shots will likely be in our future. As mutations
occur, the vaccinations could become
Job Training Well Done
The Vermont Foodbank’s Community
Kitchen Academy (CKA) is currently accepting
applications for student enrollment in its
successful culinary job training program starting
August 23rd. CKA is a 7-week program
that involves hands-on learning in a commercial
kitchen, certifications and job placement
support. Students learn culinary skills from
industry professionals, while transforming
rescued food into delicious meals that help
people facing hunger at local food shelves
and meal sites.
The program has a deep and lasting impact
for participants and the community, with
graduates reporting increased skills and confidence
to get the jobs they want, as well as
a sense of connection to their communities.
We provide a COVID-safe environment with
strict organization protocols for employees
and students. More information will be provided
to applicants.
CKA is located in Barre and Burlington. It
is a statewide program of the Vermont Foodbank
that has been partnering with Capstone
Community Action and Feeding Chittenden
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less effective, but the data is unclear if boosters
needed right now.
“It’s demonstrated that a booster shot can
give a person higher antibody levels, but what
we want to see is people staying out of the
hospital and dying unnecessarily,” Dr. White
said. “If it shows boosters can prevent that,
then yes that will be coming. As the virus
continues to mutate, when do we cross that
line? At this point, I don’t know.”
One thing Dr. White does believe is
COVID and its variants will be a part of our
lives.
“Globally speaking, we missed the opportunity
to put a lid on COVID. It will become
endemic,” Dr. White said. “It’s going to be a
new public health challenge, meaning there
will be some level of masking and protection.”
A vaccine for younger children should be
coming soon from Pfizer, possibly in time for
the start of school this fall.
“If the bulk of school age children are vaccinated,
there shouldn’t be much of an issue,”
Dr. White said. “In general children are at
lower risk. It’s normal for parents to worry.
It’s on the medical community to address
those concerns.”
But as Dr. White reiterates, Vermonters
have put themselves in a good place by taking
precautions and getting vaccinated.
“Could that change in the future? Yes, it
could and we’ll have to respond to it. But
we’ve demonstrated that we can and will do
that.”
To hear from Dr. White, head to https://
giffordhealthcare.org/dr-josh-white-addresses-delta-variant/.
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