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The U.K. coronavirus variant is likely already in Vermont, warned the president of the University of Vermont Medical Center this week.
The variant, identified as B.1.1.7, was first discovered in the U.K. several weeks ago but has since appeared in several U.S. states, including Colorado, where it was first identified in the country, as well as New York, California, Florida, Georgia, and, as recently as Thursday, in Pennslyvania.
The strain is thought to be more transmissible than COVID-19. At this time, experts appear confident that existing coronavirus vaccines will work against the variant.
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Gagne has served as Interim CNO since September 2019
Vermont Business Magazine University of Vermont Medical Center President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Leffler, MD, announced today that after a competitive national search and multiple town hall-style employee interviews with the final candidates, Peg Gagne, MSN, RN, has been selected as Chief Nursing Officer for the hospital starting January 11, 2021. Gagne has been serving as Interim CNO since September 2019.
Gagne has been at the UVM Medical Center for more than 19 years, serving at different times as a staff nurse, nurse educator, and director. Over the past 14 months, Gagne has worked in partnership with the executive and operational teams at the UVM Medical Center to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as several crises, including an unprecedented cyberattack and challenges at the Fanny Allen campus. Earlier in 2019, she served as the Clinical Lead for the successful transition into the Miller B
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines created by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are officially in Vermont, and thousands have already been inoculated against the virus.
On Dec. 15, the first Vermonter to get vaccinated was an emergency department nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Since then, the first wave of vaccination efforts have focused on health care workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities.
Here s what to know about the vaccine and who can get it now that it s here.
What does vaccine arrival look like?
As of Dec. 29, the state has been allocated about 32,000 doses of the two vaccines available for distribution, Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said. The Pfizer vaccine began arriving in Vermont on Dec. 14, and the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 22.
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