On Friday, we recognized the Vermonters lost to COVID-19 and sadly, since then, we’ve lost at least two more lives. Today I want to talk about one of those lives: Mary Pat Brown. 1/
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Enough of these dominoes put our health care facilities at risk. Protecting our family and friends is in our hands and we all have a role to play. So I’m asking you to help by avoiding getting together with people outside your households and not travel this week. 8/
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Unfortunately, we know some will still get together and schools have asked for help. @VTEducation will direct schools to ask students or parents if they were part of multi-family gatherings and if the answer is yes, they'll need to go remote for 14 days or 7 days and a test. 9/
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We also advise businesses to consider asking employees to quarantine if they don't adhere to gathering restrictions. This isn't a way around the ban or an excuse to get together. The more we adhere to this policy, the faster we’ll lower case counts & ease up on restrictions. 10/
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And the VPA is aware (based on current data) that we must unfortunately postpone the start of school sports until further notice (we’ll review weekly). I hope adults realize the need to sacrifice to give our kids these experiences and keep them in school as much as possible. 11/
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We’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about those who aren’t following the guidance, so I want to recognize the many more who are doing the right thing. While we’ve seen record growth, we still lead the nation in the lowest number of cases/deaths & that’s because of you. 12/
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I know asking you to sacrifice yet again is frustrating. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and we’ll get there. The sacrifices we make today and in the next few weeks will ensure we get to the end faster, stronger and in a better position than any other state. 13/
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Thank you. Many people seem to feel like they are an exception. If they are asked directly and have to take responsibility, maybe it will help them do the right thing.
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I smell a dirty rat
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If you’re going to add this question to the screening, it would seem wise to just close all schools for at least two weeks. Some people will just lie (as some already do), and if they don’t, there will be a number of staff and student absences. It doesn’t make sense to stay open
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PLEASE stop the madness Governor- we can’t count on people to honestly report their holiday gatherings & you know that. You’re asking those of us following the rules to send our kids into the stew. Please go remote into Jan to tamp things down.
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