Vermont will prioritize age and health in distributing vaccines in next phases
Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health, speaks at Gov. Phil Scott’s twice-weekly Covid-19 press conference on Dec. 22. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VtDigger
Modified: 12/30/2020 9:34:41 PM
Vermont will distribute future vaccinations for COVID-19 by age group with special consideration given to people with underlying health conditions, state officials said Tuesday.
The state plans to vaccinate the oldest Vermonters first, then move down the line, Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said at Gov. Phil Scott’s regular twice-weekly press conference.
The state will not prioritize frontline or essential workers beyond the health care workers getting vaccinated through Phase 1A, the current phase of the plan.
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Updated on December 31, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Ints Kalnins | Reuters
Vermont officials on Thursday expressed concern over an unexpected reduction in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses being delivered to the state by the federal government.
In a press conference, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said the state expected to receive 3,900 doses each of Moderna and Pfizer s vaccines next week, a total of about 3,200 less than expected.
Smith said the reduction, if not addressed, could impact the state s vaccine inoculation timeline and that officials had reached out to the federal government to determine why the reductions were made. We re really trying to understand what s going on, Smith said. You can t have a program where there s no predictability in what you re getting and then you get cut from one week to the next.