BURLINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP) - Vermont - known for Bernie Sanders, maple syrup and the birthplace of Ben and Jerry s ice cream - has a new claim to fame: America s most-vaccinated state against Covid-19.
Home to red farmhouses and signs warning drivers of moose, the US second-least populated state recently became the first to partially vaccinate 80 per cent of eligible residents. It makes us probably the safest place in the country and maybe the world, says health commissioner Mark Levine, who has a bobblehead of top US pandemic adviser Anthony Fauci on his desk.
The rural, northeastern state has administered at least one vaccine dose to 82 per cent of residents aged 12 and over, well above the US national rate of 64 per cent.
Safest Place in the World? Vermont in US is Leading the Covid-19 Vaccine Race
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At the federal level, action is slow on reparations, criminal justice reform, and immigration But not in New England
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Woke Leftism Sweeps the Nation
Jun 14, 2021
Even though we are not misguidedly “woke,” Guide Host Ken Matthews deplored that it’s almost impossible not to be acutely aware of the debilitating leftist condition that is unfortunately sweeping – and seeping into – the nation. “For many years, conservatives, led by Rush, picking up on this probably ahead of most people, this whole woke thing, this whole political correctness thing I believe has brought our country to its knees,” Ken lamented.
“I think there’s no greater way to get a country that is as successful and wonderful as ours to literally end up on their knees. And I’m not just talking about sporting events. It’s the craziest thing to see this woke thing that’s been happening, how it has perverted some of the great things that have happened in this country by great Americans over the years in history.”
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During Vermont’s regular Tuesday COVID-19 briefing, administration officials discussed the success of vaccine distribution and walk-in clinics that are being conducted across the state.
With Republican Governor Phil Scott on a weekly conference call with other governors and the White House to get an update on national vaccine distribution plans, the state briefing began with Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith noting that Vermont now ranks first in the nation for vaccines administered per 100,000 people. Smith encouraged those who have not received the shot to get inoculated.
“This is quite an accomplishment, Smith said. But we still have more work to do. We are transitioning our vaccination program to not only provide the mass vaccination sites that you have grown accustomed to but also to provide more opportunities for walk ins and pop up clinics at venues such as colleges, work sites, fairgrounds and speedways. In the future we are also considering ar