Pandemic Response: Vermont

  • Restricted Visitor Access at long term care facilities

    Governor Scott mandated this due to the abundance of cases and the amount of immunocompromised individuals within long term facilities.
  • State of Emergency

    Governor of Vermont announced due to the abundance of cases and the announcement by the CDC.
  • Closure of Pre K- 12 schools

  • Closure of all bars/restaurants

    Social environments were discouraged due to the high volume of people contracting the virus.
  • First deaths in Vermont from Covid-19

    2 deaths accounted very early due to the lighter restrictions.
  • Closure of all close-contact businesses

    This was in order to keep distances between individuals.
  • All workers assigned to work from home

    This was so people could still work while quarantining, and or being sick.
  • Executive Order to Quarantine

    Governor Scott issued this to ensure all individuals are safe from contracting the virus as recommended and required by the CDC.
  • Ordered guidelines in order to go to Vermont

    Any individuals who were coming to Vermont from any other place quarantine for 14 days before coming to Vermont (resident or not) to ensure they did not have the virus.
  • Temporary restrictions on social gatherings

    Temporary restrictions on social gatherings

    Prohibiting multi-household social gatherings, limiting restaurant hours and seating, pausing recreational sports, and adding contact tracing and testing requirements.
  • More lenient on multi-household gatherings

    This was due to the holidays to comfort those who lived outside of immediate family households.
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    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

    Governor extends State of Emergency because the amount of cases were not decreasing in a timely manner.
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    Allow households to gather with one other trusted household

    This was for the holidays to allow families to gather.
  • Period: to

    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

  • Covid Vaccine now available

    Covid Vaccine now available

    Only people ages 75+ eligible to receive as they were the most immunocompromised and at risk.
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    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

  • Vermont residents returning guidelines lifted

    Residents can now come back into Vermont without having to quarantine for 14 days prior as more research had been released by the CDC.
  • All K-12 staff are eligible for vaccine

    This allowed schools to reopen more efficiently and keep children who were not able to yet be vaccinated safe.
  • 2 vaccinated households allowed to gather

    Permitting multiple households to be seated within restaurants as long as they are distanced, this was to begin introducing normalcy back into life of Vermonters.
  • Period: to

    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

  • Vaccine eligibility widens to 60+

    Vermont residents 60 and older can receive corona virus vaccine.
  • Vaccine eligibility widens to 50+

  • Vaccine eligibility widens to 40+

  • Vaccine Milestone

    Vaccine Milestone

    89% of 65+ older population vaccinated
  • Vaccine eligibility widens to 30+

  • Period: to

    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

  • Vaccine eligibility widens to 16+

  • Vermonters no longer required to wear masks outdoors

    Vermonters no longer required to wear masks outdoors

    Due to data released by the FDA that Covid-19 is less likely to be spread outside, the Governor of Vermont had amended and restated executive order of masks in outdoor environments.
  • Vermont open for travel

    Testing and vaccination requirements lifted as the virus subsided and allowed those even unvaccinated to be safe due to the abundance that were vaccinated.
  • Period: to

    Covid-19 State of Emergency extended 30 days

  • 80% of Vermont eligible population vaccinated

    80% of Vermont eligible population vaccinated

  • All Covid-19 restrictions ended

    All Covid-19 restrictions ended

    The virus began to subside and the abundance of vaccinated individuals allowed for the reopening and lifting of restrictions.
  • Booster Vaccine is released

    Authorized by FDA October 21st, 2021 to ensure that the vaccine continued to last through the remainder of abundant COVID cases.
  • All vaccine doses given to Vermont residents

    All vaccine doses given to Vermont residents

    1,300,000 vaccines had been administered