In fight against COVID, a small Vermont town goes it alone
The town of Stamford, population 824, has rejected the government guidelines that have made Vermont the safest state throughout the pandemic.
By Kevin Cullen Globe Columnist,Updated January 25, 2021, 7:03 p.m.
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Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott has been denounced as a communist by officials in the small town of Stamford.Wilson Ring/Associated Press/File 2020
STAMFORD, Vt. â Governor Phil Scott has won many plaudits, and an overwhelming mandate, because his calm, measured handling of the pandemic has led to Vermont having the lowest infection and death rate in the country.
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MONTPELIER â The shipments of COVID-19 vaccine the state will receive from the federal government next week will be less than what the state was pledged â a situation Gov. Phil Scott and his cabinet want to see change.
Mike Smith, the secretary for the state Agency of Human Services, said Thursday during a COVID-19 briefing that the state will be receiving a combined 7,800 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. Thatâs just two-thirds of the 11,700 doses the state was expecting.
That greatly concerns Smith, Scott and Dr. Mark Levine, the stateâs health commissioner. So far, thereâs no clear understanding from the federal government as to why things changed, they said.
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