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There will be no Daily Update Tuesday, March 2. State offices will be closed for Town Meeting Day.
The Governor’s Tuesday COVID-19 Press Briefing will be held as usual.
A source in the Scott administration told NBC5 News Monday that the governor has decided to open up vaccinations to public school teachers, child care employees and public safety employees who are not already eligible beginning March 8. This group will include teachers and child care workers, police and those 16 to 64 years old who have certain medical conditions. Because of the size of this group, it will be broken up into two groups, NBC5 reported. Scott will formally announce the plan at his Tuesday press briefing.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported a second consecutive day of relative few COVID-19 cases, with 62 (59 on Tuesday), but there was an additional death for 187 total statewide. The total number of cases is 13,122 since the pandemic began in March 2020. VDH is urging anyone who may have been part of a gathering, or traveled out of state, or is
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health today is reporting 122 new cases COVID-19 after two days of cases well under 100. There was also one more deeath for a statewide total of 188. Also, the City of Burlington’s testing of wastewater has detected the presence of two COVID-19 virus mutations that are associated with the B.1.1.7 variant, first detected in
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Vaccine Eligibility in Vermont
Vermont is making progress in Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination, basing efforts on our primary goal – saving lives. We will keep Vermonters informed of when eligibility will expand to the next group. Stay up to date by visiting
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Good news! Even if your age group is not yet eligible, you can still get a step ahead by creating your account in our system. That way, when your age group is up, it ll be smooth sailing to sign up for your first dose. Learn more: