2021 News Releases

Vermont’s pandemic response led the news in 2021. Vaccination took headlines as availability for vaccines and then for boosters reached one group after another, with clinics offered throughout the state. The year also saw the spread of more contagious variants of the virus. Guidance for testing and for isolation and quarantine evolved throughout 2021. Unfortunately, the opioid crisis did not subside, and news of overdoses still dominated.

Title	Date
Vermont Adopts CDC Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine	12/30/2021
Free Rapid Test Kits Available for Vermont Students in Grades K-12	12/29/2021
Most COVID-19 Rapid Take-home Tests Allocated for Today are Out More Available at Sites on Friday and Again Before New Years	12/23/2021
Holiday Vaccination & Testing Clinics	12/21/2021
First Case of the Omicron Variant Confirmed in Vermont	12/18/2021
Statement by Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD on the Detection of Omicron Mutation Signature in Burlington Wastewater	12/17/2021
Keep Children Safe During Holiday Travel	12/16/2021
Help Boost Up Vermont by Getting Your Booster Shot	12/10/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on President Biden's New COVID-19 Winter Action Plan	12/02/2021
Statement from Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, on Omicron Variant	11/29/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on Loosening of Testing Requirements for Canadians Crossing the Border	11/19/2021
Governor Phil Scott Calls Special Legislative Session	11/18/2021
Transcript: Governor Phil Scott Continues to Encourage Steps to Protect At-risk Vermonters and ICU Capacity and Urges Increased Vaccination to Move Vermont Forward	11/16/2021
Governor Phil Scott Orders 'Universal Booster Program'	11/172021
Statement on Technical Error That Prevented Certain Vaccine Registrations	11/04/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on COVID-19 in Vermont	11/04/2021
Vermont Announces Launch of 5-11 Vaccination Drive	11/02/2021
COVID-19 Vaccination & Booster Clinics in the Northeast Kingdom this Weekend and Next Week	10/29/2021
Vermont Confirms Human Case of West Nile Virus Illness	10/27/2021
Vermont Expands Booster Shots to Include Moderna and Johnson & Johnson	10/21/2021
Transcript: Governor Phil Scott Calls on Vermonters to Take Steps to Protect the At-Risk Vermonters in Their Lives	10/19/2021
Cyanobacteria Blooms are Continuing into Fall	10/11/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on Expanding Access to COVID-19 Rapid Tests	10/07/2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics this Week	10/05/2021
State of Vermont Strengthens School Testing Program; Makes COVID-19 Response Testing Available to All Vermont Schools	10/04/2021
Pfizer Booster Shots Now Available to All Eligible Groups	10/01/2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics this Week	09/28/2021
Update: Appointments for Pfizer Booster Shots Available Today for those 75 and Older	09/27/2021
Update: Vermont to Start Pfizer Initial Booster Shots Friday	09/24/2021
Vermont to Start Pfizer Initial Booster Shots Friday	09/23/2021
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Know How to Make a Difference	09/23/2021
Pop-up & School-based Vaccination Clinics This Week	09/21/2021
Vendor IT "Glitch" that Delayed Case Reporting is Resolved	09/17/2021
Update: 314 New Cases May Include Results Held Up by Vendor IT "Glitch"	09/16/2021
Health Department Reports 314 New Cases May Include Results Held Up by Vendor IT "Glitch"	09/16/2021
Transcript: Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 Briefing	09/08/2021
Pop-up & School-based Vaccination Clinics This Week	09/08/2021
Pop-Up & School-based Vaccination Clinics This Week	08/31/2021
Governor Scott Discusses Overdose Awareness Day, Start of School Year, Vaccines and Vermont Data at Weekly COVID-19 Briefing	08/31/2021
Governor Scott Announces Distribution of $5 Million in Federal Funds to Vermont Adult Day Centers for COVID Recovery Efforts	08/26/2021
Pop-up Vaccination Clinics this Week	08/24/2021
Support Healthy Aging Through Falls Prevention	08/24/2021
State Adopts CDC Guidance for Vermonters with Weakened Immune Systems	08/20/2021
School-based Vaccination Clinics	08/13/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces School-based Pop-up Vaccination Clinics this Week	08/10/2021
Secretary Mike Smith Announces Tracy Dolan as the Director of the State Refugee Office	08/09/2021
Health Department Investigating COVID-19 Outbreak Involving Waterbury Day Camp	08/06/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces First Wave of School-based Vaccination Clinics Ahead of the School Year	08/05/2021
Vermont Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week	08/02/2021
25th Annual Rabies Bait Drop Kicking Off	08/02/2021
Visitors to Provincetown Advised to get Tested for COVID-19	07/22/2021
Health Officials Urge Vermonters to Watch for Cyanobacteria Blooms	07/20/2021
New Walk-in Vaccination Clinics Available This Week	07/13/2021
Walk-in Vaccination Clinics Available this Fourth of July Weekend	07/01/2021
As State of Emergency Ends, Governor Phil Scott Acts to Ensure Continuity in Select Critical Services	06/15/2021
Transcript: Governor Phil Scott on Vermont's 80% Vaccination Milestone	06/14/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces State has Reached its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State COVID-19 Restrictions	06/14/2021
Numerous Weekend Walk-in Vaccination Clinics Can Help Push Vermont to Its 80% Vaccination Goal	06/10/2021
State Continues Vaccine Push With Additional Walk-In Vaccination Clinics	06/07/021
State Announces Dozens of New Weekend Walk-in Vaccination Clinics	06/04/2021
Summer Temperatures Returning This Weekend Across Vermont and Northern New York	06/03/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces Economic Recovery Bridge Program	06/03/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces Threshold to Remove All COVID-19 Restrictions	05/21/2021
EMS Stations Statewide to Host Walk-in Vaccination Clinics this Weekend	05/20/2021
Vermont’s Sid Bradley Named U.S. Child Passenger Safety Instructor of Year	05/19/2021
Vermont Honors its Emergency Medical Responders	05/17/2021
Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan	05/14/2021
Vermont Opens Vaccination to Ages 12 to 15 Following CDC Approval of Pfizer Vaccine	05/12/2021
Health Department Launches New Vaccine Promotion Campaign	05/12/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on FDA Approval of Vaccine Eligibility for Those 12-15	05/11/2021
Get Vaccinated at Special Speedway, Drive-through and Mobile Clinic Events	05/06/2021
Vermont Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Clinics to Resume Next Week	04/23/2021
State Officials Warn Vermonters about False Hellebore	04/22/2021
Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics cancelled through Friday, April 23	04/15/2021
Vermont Follows Federal Recommendation to Pause Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine	04/13/2021
Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders Announce Summer Enrichment Program for Vermont Youth	04/09/2021
Governor Phil Scott and State Official Announce the Vermont Forward Plan	04/06/2021
Statement by Governor Phil Scott About Racist Response to Efforts to Vaccinate Vermont's BIPOC Populations	04/05/2021
Statement from the Office of Governor Phil Scott on Vermont Residency and College Students	03/31/2021
Governor Phil Scott, Administration Officials Hear from Vermont Youth on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Remote Learning and More	03/26/2021
Governor Phil Scott Details Vaccination Timeline for All Age Bands	03/19/2021
Additional COVID-19 Variant Detected in Vermont	03/18/2021
Governor Phil Scott Updates Gathering and Restaurant Table Seating Guidance	03/12/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on State Emergency Operations Center	03/11/2021
COVID-19 Variant in Vermont Detected	03/08/2021
Governor Phil Scott Announces Next Phase of Vermont's Vaccine Rollout	03/02/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott Following FDA Approval of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine	02/27/2021
Walgreens Offering Vaccine for People Age 65 and Older Starting Today	02/25/2021
Vermont Vaccination Efforts to Expand Next Week to People Age 65 and Older	02/23/2021
Governor Announces New COVID-19 Travel and Gathering Guidance	02/23/2021
Latest Phase in Vaccination Efforts Yields Overwhelming First Day Response	02/16/2021
Health Officials Urge People Who Want to Reschedule Vaccination Appointments Due to Snow Storm to Call Today	02/15/2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Expands to Vermonters Age 70 and Older	02/12/2021
Lab Results Indicate Likely Presence of COVID-19 Variant in the State	02/11/2021
Agency of Transportation Receives Federal Relief Funds for Public Transportation	02/03/2021
Vaccination Sites Will be Open Tuesday, February 2	02/01/2021
Joint Statement of Governors Murphy, Mills, Raimondo, Sununu, Scoot, Lamont and Baker on Extending the Suspension of Interstate Youth Hockey	01/29/2021
Moderna Advises Springfield Hospital Vaccine Supply Can Be Used	01/28/2021
Vermont Opens Phase II of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout; Vermonters Age 75 and Older Can Now Make Appointments to Get Vaccine	01/25/2021
Statement from the Office of the Governor Phil Scott	01/20/2021
Governor Phil Scott Signs H. 48; Urges Cities and Towns to Conduct Local Elections by Mail	01/19/2021
Governor Phil Scott Delivers Third Inaugural Address	01/07/2021
Statement from Governor Phil Scott on New Year's Day	01/01/2021

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