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Vermont Surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 Cases, Gets Ready For Next Phase Of Vaccine Rollout

A snowman sports a mask, hat, sunglasses and tropical button-down in Winooski, Vermont.
Matthew Smith
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VPR
A snowman sports a mask, hat, sunglasses and tropical button-down in Winooski, Vermont.

Vermont has surpassed 10,000 official cases of COVID-19 -- the last state in the nation to reach this milestone. So far, more than 34,000 Vermonters have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Vermont, with the next phase of rollout -- for those 75 and older -- scheduled to begin next week. In our weekly update, we check in with state health officials and answer your COVID-19 questions.
Our guests are:

  • Tracy Dolan, deputy commissioner for the Vermont Department of Health
  • Mohamed Abdullahi, Somali refugee and interpreter who has been working as a community health liaison through Burlington's Trusted Community Voices program

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 at 1 p.m.; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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