Vermont to start vaccinating 75 and older on Wednesday
By LISA RATHKEJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
Vermont will start vaccinating residents ages 75 and older Wednesday and will begin taking registrations for vaccination appointments for that age group Monday, state officials said.
The state will release a website and phone number Monday morning to sign up for a required appointment to get vaccinated, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said at the governor’s twice-weekly virus briefing Friday, which was held virtually while a number of state officials are in quarantine.
“We ask that you go online and register if you are able,” he said. Relatives and friends of people who are eligible are urged to offer to help register them online.
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MONTPELIER Gov. Phil Scott tested negative Wednesday for COVID-19 but remains in quarantine after he and other top-ranking officials were potentially exposed to the virus, according to the governor’s office.
Vermont has nearly completed administering coronavirus vaccines to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities and front-line health workers and.