Here are the most current news releases and opinion pieces from the Health Department. 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
