Health Alerts & Advisories

Health Alerts & Advisories

2022

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/22/2022	Prioritizing Influenza Testing and Treatment	Influenza
12/08/2022	Update on COVID-19 Therapeutics	COVID-19
11/29/2022	Blood Lead Collection Tube Guidance	Blood Lead Collection
11/21/2022	Ebola Outbreak in Uganda: Guidance for Vermont Preparedness	Ebola
11/21/2022	Increased Respiratory Viral Activity, Especially Among Children, Straining Vermont Health Care Systems	Respiratory Viruses
11/16/2022	November 2022 Update to Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing in Long-Term Care and Other Congregate Care Facilities	COVID-19
11/07/2022	Outbreaks of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Highlight Importance of Maintaining and Monitoring Dental Waterlines	Dental Waterlines
09/12/2022	Legionnaires' Disease Cluster in Northwest Vermont	Legionnaires' Disease
09/01/2022	Update on mpox (Human Monkeypox Virus)	mpox
07/05/2022	June 2022 Update to Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing in Long-Term Care and other Congregate Care Facilities	COVID-19
06/27/2022	Updated Blood Lead Testing Guidelines	Lead
06/16/2022	DNR/COLST Forms Update	DNR/COLST
05/27/2022	Pediatric Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology	Hepatitis
05/26/2022	Mpox (Human Monkeypox Virus)	mpox
05/13/2022	Increasing Paxlovid Prescribing	COVID-19
05/11/2022	Iodinated Contrast Media Shortage	Contrast Media
03/03/2022	Updated guidance for administering COVID-19 therapies, Evusheld and Sotrovimab	COVID-19
02/24/2022	Consider COVID-19 Therapeutics for Eligible Patients	COVID-19
02/23/2022	Recall of Infant Formula	Product Recall
02/10/2022	Changes to Lyme Disease Reporting for Surveillance Purposes	Lyme Disease
02/03/2022	Prioritize the Most Vulnerable Patients for Outpatient COVID-19 Therapies	COVID-19
01/26/2022	TCE Contamination at the Vermont Farmers Food Center; 251 West St, Rutland, Vermont	TCE

2021

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/30/2021	Update on COVID-19 Therapeutics	Novel Coronavirus
11/12/2021	Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Aged 5-11 Years	Novel Coronavirus
11/08/2021	Updated Information Regarding COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies	Novel Coronavirus
10/15/2021	Coadministration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Flu Vaccine	Novel Coronavirus
10/08/2021	Further Update Regarding Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing in Long-Term Care Facilities	Novel Coronavirus
09/24/2021	Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2: Clinical Overview of Deaths Between July 1, 2021 – September 9, 2021	Novel Coronavirus
09/20/2021	Update on Prioritization of STI Testing	STI Testing
09/03/2021	Expanded Recall of LeadCare® II Testing Supply Kits Due to Risk of Falsely Low Results	Lead
08/27/2021	Eligibility of Persons Immunized with a Non-FDA-Approved COVID-19 Vaccine to Receive a Primary Series of an FDA-Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine	Novel Coronavirus
08/26/2021	FDA Authorization of a Third Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Administration for Certain Immunocompromised Persons	Novel Coronavirus
08/09/2021	SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis	Novel Coronavirus
07/29/2021	Tickborne Diseases: Updates and Resources	Tickborne Diseases
05/25/2021	Update of Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing in Long-term Care Facilities	Novel Coronavirus
05/19/2021	Interim Recommendation for Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 in Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years	Novel Coronavirus
04/30/2021	Updated Recommendations for the Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine	Novel Coronavirus
04/13/2021	Cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia after Receipt of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine	Novel Coronavirus
04/05/2021	Congenital Syphilis in Vermont	Syphilis
04/05/2021	Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19	Novel Coronavirus
03/24/2021	Recommendations for the Use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (See updated HAN April 30, 2021)	Novel Coronavirus
03/23/2021	COVID-19 Vaccination for People with Prior or Current SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Who Received Certain COVID-19 Treatments	Novel Coronavirus
03/22/2021	COVID-19 Testing Recommendation Update for Long-term Care Facilities (See updated HAN May 25, 2021)	Novel Coronavirus
03/18/2021	Reactogenicity, Contraindications, and Precautions: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines	Novel Coronavirus
03/09/2021	COVID-19 Vaccination Phase 5: Vermonters with High-Risk Conditions	Novel Coronavirus
03/08/2021	Update to Guidance on N95 Respirator Sterilization in Your Region	Novel Coronavirus
03/03/2021	SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of COVID-19 (See updated HAN on April 5, 2021)	Novel Coronavirus
02/08/2021	Updated (2020) Treatment Guidelines for Gonococcal Infections	Gonococcal Infections
01/05/2021	Guidance on N95 Respirator Sterilization in Your Region	Novel Coronavirus

2020

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/31/2020	Guidance on Prioritization of Vaccination in Phase 1A and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations	Novel Coronavirus
12/24/2020	General Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines	Novel Coronavirus
12/24/2020	Initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations - Updated	Novel Coronavirus
12/23/2020	Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidelines for Death Certification and Disposition of Remains for Health Care Providers/Facilities - Updated	Novel Coronavirus
12/18/2020	Initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations (superseded by HAN dated 12/24/2020)	Novel Coronavirus
12/18/2020	Requirements to Facilitate the transfer of Deceased Patients from Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospice Facilities	Novel Coronavirus
12/15/2020	Update Regarding Use of Pulse Oximeters to Monitor Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Among Individuals with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection	Novel Coronavirus
12/07/2020	COVID-19 Testing Recommendations for Long-term Care Facilities	Novel Coronavirus
12/03/2020	Updated Guidance Regarding Testing for SARS-CoV-2	Novel Coronavirus
11/02/2020	Prioritizing STI Testing While Test Kits and Laboratory Supplies Are in Short Supply	STI Testing
10/31/2020	Increased and Imminent Cybercrime Threat	Cybercrime
10/12/2020	PCB contamination at the Burlington High School and Technical Center Campus	PCBs
10/01/2020	Respiratory Virus Infections During the 2020-2021 Influenza Season	Influenza, RSV, and Novel Coronavirus
10/01/2020	Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
09/22/2020	PCB contamination at the Burlington High School and Technical Center Campus (superseded by HAN dated 10/12/2020)	PCBs
09/02/2020	Types of SARS-CoV-2 Tests	Novel Coronavirus
08/31/2020	Possible Association of Neurological Conditions with COVID-19	Novel Coronavirus
08/26/2020	Health Department Now Defines Any Level of Lead in the Body as Elevated	Lead
08/14/2020	Updated Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)-Related Quarantine Recommendations for Congregate Care Staff and Residents	Novel Coronavirus
08/12/2020	Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance and Collection Kit Ordering Information	Novel Coronavirus
08/05/2020	Pre-operative/Pre-procedure COVID-19 Testing Guidance	Novel Coronavirus
07/27/2020	Appropriate Use of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis (rPEP) in Vermont	Rabies
07/24/2020	Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19	Novel Coronavirus
06/26/2020	COVID-19 Patients with Persistent or Recurrent Positive PCR Tests	Novel Coronavirus
06/15/2020	Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Guidance on Ordering Testing for Patients Prior to Discharge from Emergency Departments to Inpatient Psychiatric Care Settings	Novel Coronavirus
06/03/2020	Updated Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)-Related Recommendations on Quarantine	Novel Coronavirus
06/02/2020	COVID-19 Diagnostic Anterior Nares Testing: Prioritization and Specimen Collection	Novel Coronavirus
06/01/2020	Use of Pulse Oximeters to Monitor Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Among Individuals with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection	Novel Coronavirus
05/28/2020	Remdesivir Allocation to Vermont Hospitals	Novel Coronavirus
05/27/2020	Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated  with Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Novel Coronavirus
05/26/2020	Guidance on N95 Respirator Sterilization in Your Region (superseded by HAN dated 1/5/2021)	Novel Coronavirus
05/21/2020	Pharmacist Ordering and Administration of Testing for COVID-19 in Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
05/18/2020	Overview of Pediatric Cases of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Vermont: March 27-May 10, 2020	Novel Coronavirus
05/13/2020	Clinical Overview of Deaths Among Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2: April 15-30, 2020	Novel Coronavirus
05/13/2020	Overview of Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 (April 18-30, 2020)	Novel Coronavirus
05/08/2020	New Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)-Related Recommendations	Novel Coronavirus
05/06/2020	Vermont Health Care Providers, Facilities and Emergency Medical Service Providers Asked to Complete Personal Protective Equipment Needs Survey	Novel Coronavirus
05/05/2020	Widespread Testing of All Mildly Symptomatic Patients Needed	Novel Coronavirus
04/27/2020	Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Dental Health Care Referral Network for Emergency Dental Procedures	Novel Coronavirus
04/24/2020	COVID-19: Overview of Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2, April 4-17, 2020	Novel Coronavirus
04/24/2020	Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): New Sector-Specific PPE Use Guidance Available	Novel Coronavirus
04/24/2020	Additional Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities, Correctional Facilities, and Other Congregate Settings	Novel Coronavirus
04/21/2020	Clinical Overview of Deaths Among Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Through April 14, 2020	Novel Coronavirus
04/21/2020	Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Updated Guidance for Testing in Pediatric Populations	Novel Coronavirus
04/16/2020	Updated Guidelines for Death Certification and Disposition of Remains for Health Care Providers/Facilities (superseded by HAN dated 12/23/2020)	Novel Coronavirus
04/10/2020	Overview of Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2: March 21-April 3,2020	Novel Coronavirus
04/10/2020	Hospital Discharge for COVID-19 Patients	Novel Coronavirus
04/08/2020	Guidelines on Requesting and Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	Novel Coronavirus
04/03/2020	Practice Advisory from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Pregnant and Postpartum Women with COVID-19 Infection	Novel Coronavirus
04/03/2020	New Guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics Regarding Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19	Novel Coronavirus
04/03/2020	Criteria for Health Care Workers with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 to Return to Work	Novel Coronavirus
04/02/2020	Overview of Vermont Residents Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 through March 20, 2020	Novel Coronavirus
03/31/2020	Vermont Health Care Professionals Asked to be OnCall for Vermont to Support COVID-19 Medical Efforts	Novel Coronavirus
03/28/2020	Update on COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing for Southern Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
03/27/2020	Update on COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing in Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
03/25/2020	COVID-19: Additional Information Regarding Laboratory Testing	Novel Coronavirus
03/23/2020	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Recommendations to Facilitate the Transfer of Deceased Patients from Nursing Homes, Long Term Care Facilities and Hospice Facilities	Novel Coronavirus
03/23/2020	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Dental Health Care	Novel Coronavirus
03/20/2020	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Laboratory Testing Process Update	Novel Coronavirus
03/20/2020	Guidance to Reduce Facility-Based Transmission of COVID-19 in Congregate Care Settings	Novel Coronavirus
03/19/2020	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Dental Health Care Guidance	Novel Coronavirus
03/14/2020	Temporary Enforcement Guidance Regarding Annual Fit Testing Requirement	Novel Coronavirus
03/14/2020	COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing in Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
03/13/2020	Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Conservation Measures Contingency Operations	Novel Coronavirus
03/10/2020	Guidelines for Death Certification and Disposition of Remains (COVID-19)	Novel Coronavirus
03/06/2020	Vermont Department of Health Laboratory Testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Novel Coronavirus
03/05/2020	Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in Vermont	Novel Coronavirus
03/04/2020	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Advisory	Novel Coronavirus
02/14/2020	Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Provider Webinar	Novel Coronavirus
02/11/2020	Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Provider Update	Novel Coronavirus
01/23/2020	Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	Novel Coronavirus
01/15/2020	Vermont Statewide Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Outbreaks	Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B

2019

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/03/2019	E-cigarette or Vaping-associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Update	Severe Vaping Pulmonary Illness
10/18/2019	E-cigarette or Vaping-associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Update	Severe Vaping Pulmonary Illness
10/16/2019	Hepatitis A Vaccine - Local Health Offices	Hepatitis A
09/16/2019	First Case of Severe Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness Confirmed	Severe Vaping Pulmonary Illness
08/29/2019	Severe Vaping-associated Pulmonary Illness	Severe Vaping Pulmonary Illness
07/30/2019	Hepatitis A - Vaccinate for Outbreak Prevention	Hepatitis A
06/21/2019	Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water	Lead
05/06/2019	Preparing for Measles - Update for Vermont Health Care Providers	Measles
02/08/2019	U.S. Measles Outbreaks - Information for Vermont Clinicians, updated 4/23/19	Measles
04/05/2019	VT Reportable and Communicable Diseases Rule Changes	Reportable Diseases

2018

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/04/2018	National Increase in Reports of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)	Acute Flaccid Myelitis
11/06/2018	Shigellosis Update and Treatment Guidelines	Shigellosis
10/23/2018	Shigellosis Advisory	Shigellosis
09/06/2018	New Hampshire Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak	Legionnaire's Disease
08/08/2018	Oral Rabies Vaccine Field Project, Bait Drop Fact Sheet	Rabies Vaccine
06/29/2018	Hot Weather Health Advisory	Summer Heat
01/9/2018	Elevated Lead Levels in School Drinking Water	Lead
01/25/2018	Mumps Advisory	Mumps
02/16/2018	Mumps Advisory Update	Mumps
06/01/2018	Cluster of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) in a Long-Term Care Facility	Group A Streptococcus
08/06/2018	Lyme Carditis and Sudden Cardiac Death	Lyme Carditis

2017

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
04/12/2017	PCE and TCE Contamination of State Office Building in St. Johnsbury	PCE & TCE
01/24/2017	PFOA Information & Testing Resources	PFOA
01/24/2017	PFAS Clinician Fact Sheet & Guidance (ATSDR)	PFOA
06/09/2017	Mumps Advisory	Mumps
10/30/2017	Vaccine Storage Advisory	Vaccine
11/17/2017	Leptospirosis in Puppies	Leptospirosis
11/29/2017	Possible Ricin Exposure	Ricin
12/29/2017	Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) Activity & Antiviral Treatment of Patients	Influenza

2016

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
11/09/2016	Pertussis Advisory: Increased Pertussis Activity	Pertussis
09/23/2016	Chickenpox Advisory: Managing Varicella	Chickenpox/Varicella
09/01/2016	Zika Travel Warning for Pregnant Women: Posters Available	Zika
07/26/2016	PFOA Blood Test Results	PFOA
04/11/2016	PFOA Blood Testing in Bennington and North Bennington	PFOA
03/03/2016	PFOA Contamination Update	PFOA
02/26/2016	Zika Virus, Travel & College Students	Zika
02/19/2016	Hepatitis A in Caledonia County	Hepatitis
02/11/2016	Zika Virus: Update #1	Zika
02/04/2016	Ebola Update for Health Care Providers	Ebola
01/29/2016	Interim Recommendations for Zika Virus	Zika

2015

DATE	TITLE	SUBJECT
12/16/2015	Pertussis Advisory: Managing Pertussis	Pertussis
10/20/2015	Health Department Resources for STD Screening and Treatment	STDs
09/22/2015	Cluster of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli (STEC) Infections	E. Coli
03/27/2015	Tuberculosis Guidance	Tuberculosis
02/18/2015	Measles Advisory	Measles
02/18/2015	Measles Outbreak Awareness	Measles
02/13/2015	Tuberculosis Guidance	Tuberculosis
01/16/2015	Treating Influenza Patients with Antiviral Medications	Influenza

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