Vermonters of color to be eligible for Covid vaccine starting Thursday
Vermonters 16 and over who identify as Black, Indigenous or people of color — along with members of their household — will be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccine starting Thursday, officials announced at a Tuesday press conference.
The state also expanded eligibility to parents of children with severe medical conditions. They become eligible to register for the vaccine on Wednesday, March 31.
These eligibility categories are on top of the state’s current age-based vaccine eligibility system, which is currently open to Vermonters 50 and older.
“Our data also shows us that we have much farther to go with progress through our vaccination efforts,” said Dr. Mark Levine, the state health commissioner.
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Vermont is a largely older state (I mean, we really skew old!). So we vaccinated the very elderly first.
We have very little diversity and it tends to skew young (college students). There ARE larger communities of color up in Chittenden County. The push from the Gov is to prioritize them now. But I know in my town they opened up the vaccination clinic to folks of color and they expected fewer than 100 people (we are not the smallest town in the state, by far).
Our Gov. recently called for more immigration in the state - we're looking for ways to be more diverse 
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