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Vermont's vaccine eligibility schedule. Vermont Department of Health

Fauci says students may be vaccinated by fall

Tells governors in Tuesday phone call
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott and administration officials updated Vermonters on the progress of COVID-19 vaccination distribution at their biweekly briefing on Tuesday, March 23.
Gov. Scott, who joined the meeting late following...

Gov. Phil Scott File Photo

Gov. says Vermont on track to meet Biden's vaccination goal

MONTPELIER- At his COVID-19 emergency press briefing Friday, Gov. Phil Scott said he anticipates Vermont will meet or exceed President Joe Biden's goal of having all American adults eligible for a vaccine by May 1, depending on the supply of vaccine from the federal government.
But Gov....

Vermont Department of Mental Health Commissioner Sarah Squirrell

Vermont children struggling with pandemic

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott's COVID-19 briefing Friday focused on the pandemic's impact on Vermont children.
Gov. Scott also announced that Walgreens Pharmacy would begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to customers 65 and older. “Because Walgreens received doses directly from the...

Snafu prompts document recall

MONTPELIER- Following a system error that resulted in the breach of protected personal information, the Vermont Department of Labor has issued a recall of 1099G tax documents that were issued to recipients of unemployment benefits in 2019.
According to the department, they began receiving...

Judge rules default after Barnes fails to show up

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court granted a motion for default judgement against James Barnes last week in a lawsuit filed by a former Hermitage Club investor.
According to the court docket and Hollenbeck’s motion, Barnes never answered the Connecticut suit or made an appearance in the...

Electors cast ballots for Biden, Harris

MONTPELIER- Vermont members of the Electoral College cast their ballots for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a brief ceremony at the Vermont Statehouse Monday.
Washington County Democratic Party Chair Linda Gravel, former chair of the Vermont Democratic...

Gov. Phil Scott at a press briefing earlier this week.

Vermonters asked to "light the way"

By Peter Barus
MONTPELIER- Three more Vermonters have died of COVID-19, and “There’s no doubt 2020 has been a long and difficult year,” said Gov. Phil Scott on Friday, November 27, but “We’ve proven that listening to the science, following the data, and working together can prevent the...

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Vermont and region

Current statistics, projections paint a grim picture unless spread is reversed
MONTPELIER- As COVID-19 cases rise dramatically in the region and across the country, Gov. Phil Scott called on Vermonters to follow the state’s COVID-19 guidelines to slow the spread and “bend...

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine and Gov. Phil Scott File Photo

Governor calls for stronger steps to help slow down coronavirus spread

MONTPELIER- Gov.Scott, announcing a sharp increase in coronavirus cases Friday, said Vermont is in a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the days of “very low risk” are over.
“Going from an average of 25 per day last week, to 72 cases reported Wednesday, 109 reported Thursday, and 84...

Governor, officials show how virus spread from rink across the region

MONTPELIER- Gov. Scott’s Friday, November 6, briefing focused on a recent COVID-19 outbreak associated with a central Vermont hockey rink, which Gov. Scott said “shows how one event can turn one case into many.”
Commissioner of Financial Regulation Michael S. Pieciak gave an overview of...