Daily Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) December 18, 2020 This update is available online at healthvermont.gov/covid19 Click the “See the Latest Update” button. Please visit the Vermont Department of Health’s COVID-19 web and data pages healthvermont.gov/covid19 Officials give vaccination update, urge Vermonters to stay safe for the holidays Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, said at Friday’s press conference that all hospitals have now received their allocation of COVID-19 vaccine for the first week and have been busy vaccinating their higher risk healthcare staff. Meanwhile, the state pharmacy partners — CVS, Walgreens and HealthDirect/Kinney Drugs — are scheduled to begin clinics at long-term care facilities next week.