New Hampshire is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines to include anyone older than 16, regardless of residency. “Whether you live in Boston, Maine, Vermont, New York, doesn’t matter, come on in, get your vaccine,” Gov. Chris Sununu said at a news briefing last week.
Six Vermonters are awaiting a judge’s decision on their lawsuit against Gov. Phil Scott, Attorney General TJ Donovan and Health Commissioner Mark Levine for what they say is an egregious abuse of power to control people’s lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
S.117 is simply unnecessary for anything other than nefarious purposes. Since there is no scientific evidence suggesting the vaccine prevents those who receive it from carrying COVID to others, there is no rational basis upon which to differentiate between citizens due to immunization status.
If COVID becomes more virulent, and eager human guinea-pigs have demonstrated this novel vaccine is safe and actually works, I may line up for shots. I’m not anti-vax, just pro-Constitution.
The Scott administration said Friday if someone gets the coronavirus and recovers from it, that will not count as immunity for the purposes of travel or visiting other households.
H.283, providing the right to refuse any unwanted test, treatment or vaccine, was introduced Thursday into the Vermont House. It would specifically prevent employers and state government from requiring vaccination in exchange for jobs, travel, childcare and other benefits.
Our biweekly briefings given by Governor Phil Scott are currently promoting vaccinations. Like it or not, the vaccines are experimental at best and have no extensive track record or long-term data to support them.
The state’s largest teachers union is pushing to move educators higher up in the COVID-19 vaccine line, and blasting Gov. Chris Sununu for prioritizing ski patrol workers over teachers in the first round of inoculations.
The Vermont Department of Health can’t say when vaccinated Vermonters will be immune from Covid-19 and no longer a threat to transmit the disease to others.
Phase two of Vermont’s Covid-19 vaccination program — immunizing people 75 and older — begins next Monday. Here’s a quick look at Covid-by-the-numbers in Vermont.
Data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that New Hampshire is administering fewer doses per 100,000 people than neighboring states Maine and Vermont. Lisa Bujno, board president of the New Hampshire Public Health Association, said the state initially received 12,000 doses.
One month ago today, the first Vermonter was vaccinated for Covid-19. Since then, how many Vermonters have been vaccinated? Are Vermonters willing to be vaccinated? When will state officials be satisfied that “enough” Vermonters have been vaccinated?