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MONTPELIER â State officials are hoping to announce next week where increased COVID-19 testing will be offered in Bennington County, where community spread of the virus remains a serious concern.
As of Friday, the state Department of Health reported that Bennington County had 312 cases in the past 14 days, and 26 new cases. Those 312 cases are second only to far more populous Chittenden County.
Of the stateâs 107 new cases on Friday, about one out of four are in Bennington County, Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said Friday.
While thereâs a slight decrease in the regionâs numbers, and cases at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center have stabilized, âBennington County looks so much different than the State of Vermont in terms of the curve of active cases,â Levine said during a briefing on the stateâs COVID-19 response.
Citing outsize case rates, critics call for racial equity in COVID-19 vaccination in Vt., N.H. Veterans wait in line inside the VA Medical Center in Philadelphia to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during a walk-in clinic. A racial gap has opened up in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots. Tyger Williams / AP
Published: 2/2/2021 4:10:43 PM
Like most Vermonters under the age of 75, Allene Swienckowski is still waiting for her turn to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In addition to having several underlying health conditions, Swienckowski, a 72-year-old Quechee resident, is Black, and people of color have been especially hard-hit in the pandemic.
Almost as soon as we found out, it was taken away, she said. Jane Trepanier, a shared living provider who lives in West Rutland, had a similar reaction after losing a January 27 vaccination date at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Here I was, all set. I thought I was in, she said. It upset me. It took an emotional toll. State officials have tried to chalk up the canceled appointments to a miscommunication, even though the health department sent hospitals a note last week explicitly asking them to temporarily pause with the 1A group clinic planning. At press conferences last week, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith implied that hospitals misinterpreted the guidance. Yet his own health department had confirmed to