NEWPORT The Vermont Department of Corrections is reporting 19 new cases of Covid-19 among incarcerated individuals and two new staff cases in the outbreak at Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport. The cases were detected both independently and in testing conducted on March 11. Th
Jim Kenyon: No rhyme or reason in how we dole out vaccines
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I’m glad New Hampshire and Vermont have finally recognized that teachers should get their COVID-19 vaccines sooner rather than later.
Still, it’s not enough.
People who work in restaurants, stores and on college campuses at jobs that put them at high risk for contracting the coronavirus continue to be left out. Prison inmates also need to be a higher priority for vaccines.
But don’t take my word for it.
The number of new COVID-19 cases is increasing in Vermont, but the number of cases among older Vermonters and deaths continues to decline, officials said Tuesday. Statistics also show that.