BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont officials Tuesday said the next phase of COVID-19 vaccination registration for those 65 and older will open on Monday, March 1. And the governor has opened the way for fully vaccinated individuals to gather with one trusted household.
The registration for the 65-plus group, some 42,000 Vermonters, will open Monday at 8:15 a.m. People are encouraged to set up an account ahead of time. The next phase, those with underlying health conditions, is expected to open next in the coming weeks.
AHS Secretary Mike Smith says an estimated 91,000 Vermonters have received at least one shot and about half of those have received both shots. Vermont still ranks 10th nationally in its distribution of the vaccine per capita.
Based on a meeting with White House officials Tuesday, Governor Scott says 1,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses are coming to Vermont. He says Johnson & Johnson is expected to get emergency authorization this week for its vaccine. This would mean upwards of 2,000 additional doses per week.
FULLY VACCINATED ALLOWED TO MEET WITH TRUSTED HOUSEHOLD, TRAVEL WITHOUT QUARANTINE
Governor Phil Scott says a household can gather with one fully vaccinated individual as of Tuesday, February 23, even if that household has not been vaccinated. The vaccinated individual may interact with multiple households. The governor says they continue to work on guidance for all the “what if’ scenarios and will provide more details in the coming days.
Also as of Tuesday, travelers who are fully vaccinated and have waited at least 14-days after their final dose, can now travel to and from Vermont without a quarantine. People must be able to prove they have been fully vaccinated, according to the new guidelines announced last week. While vaccinated people may not need to quarantine before visiting, other safety measures like masks and social-distancing remain mandatory.
VERMONT LABOR DEPARTMENT DATA BREACH UPDATE
Vermont labor officials say they are finalizing the printing and mailing of new 1099-G tax forms for unemployment claimants following last month’s data breach that ended up sending upwards of 50,000 of the forms to the wrong people. Those new forms should go in the mail by next week. Instructions on what to do with the erroneous forms are on the department’s website.
COVID NUMBERS LOWEST SINCE PRE-HALLOWEEN
Despite the overall nationwide death toll hitting 500,000 this week, officials say a continued drop in COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths here and around the country are a reason for optimism.
As of Tuesday, Vermont health officials reported 82 new coronavirus cases for a total of 14,691. There have been a total of 199 deaths. The state’s percent positive seven-day average is 1.5%. A total of 326,838 people have been tested, and 11,907 have recovered.
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