Health Department provides Triple-E protection for unhoused Vermonters [Video]

I’M JACK THURSTON. LIZ HAS THE WEEK OFF. TRIPLE E REMAINS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN IN CITIES AND TOWNS LABELED AS BEING AT RISK FOR THE VIRUS THAT CAN BE DEADLY IN SEVERE CASES. THE LIST OF COMMUNITIES INCLUDES BURLINGTON, WHERE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS PEOPLE PROTECT THEMSELVES AND REDUCE THEIR TIME OUTSIDE BETWEEN DUSK AND DAWN, WHEN MOSQUITOES CARRYING THE VIRUS TEND TO BITE THE MOST. BUT WHAT ABOUT UNHOUSED PEOPLE? WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE OUTDOORS FOR LONGER? NBC5’S ERICKA LOVE IS LIVE WITH DETAILS ON WHAT THE STATE IS DOING TO PROTECT THEM. PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING INSECURITY COULD BE AMONG THE FIRST EXPOSED TO THE TRIPLE E VIRUS, ESPECIALLY IN WOODED-AREAS WHERE MANY ENCAMPMENTS ARE LOCATED. BURLINGTON’S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS WORKING WITH SHELTERS AND LOCAL OUTREACH GROUPS TO DISTRIBUTE BUG SPRAY AND REPELLANT WIPES TO UNHOUSED PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH-RISK AREAS ááSOTáá <SARAH …