Gov.Scott address Vermont After Christmas

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Created on Wednesday, 30 December 2020 20:35
Written by Cameron Somers

VERMONT - Governor Phil Scott was optimistic at Monday's press conference following Christmas. Covid cases were down and continuing to decline.

"However we know it's too early to see the impact of holiday travel or larger family gathering had," Scott said.  He then added that Vermont needs to keep going and continue to abide by the state's guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Vaccines have also reached almost ten thousand Vermonters, and should reach all long term care facilities by the end of February. Secretary Mike Smith laid out the plan Vermont was taking in distributing the vaccines amongst Vermonters. Vermont vaccines will be prioritized by age.  "The older you are the more the vulnerable you are."  Smith added that underling conditions will be a priority no matter what age. The age system will start off vaccinating people seventy-five and older and then go down the list in increments of five years.

Vermont also continues to set an example for other states having the least amount of covid cases in the region. Though most everyone was optimistic during the press conference, Scott expects there to be a bump as the holiday season is not over just yet and expects people to travel and gather in groups larger than the guidelines recommend and expects there to be a spike in cases before the year ends.