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Vaccine walk-in clinics continue to see ‘steady flow’ despite restrictions lifting in Vermont

State leaders continue to encourage vaccinations as the new delta variant becomes a bigger threat

PAID- TIME-OFF BALANCES. ANOTHER HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 6TH. WITH THE NEW COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT EXPECTEDO T EVENTUALLY BECOME THE NEW DOMINANT STRAIN… VERMONT STATE LEADERS ARE CONTINUING TO ENCOURE AG PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED. WALK-IN VACCINE CLINICS ARE STILL BEING OFFERED AROUND THE STA. TE NBC5’S LAUREN GRANADA JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE ONE OF THEM IN BURLINGTON THIS MORNING. LAUREN, THE STAFF THERE TELL YOU – THERE’S STILL DEMAND FOR THE SHOT. HERE AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. STAFF TELL ME DESPITE THE STATE REACHING ITS VACCINATION GOAL – THEY’RE STILL SEEING A STEADY STREAM OF PEOPLE COME IN TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES. AS THE NEW COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT THREATENS THE U.S. NA T: <LEVINE “IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO GET VACCINATED, YOU A RE EFFECTIVY ELGIVING UP CONTROL TO THE VIRUS.”> VERMONT HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO encoure ag ge tting the vaccine FOR THE LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF UNVACCINATED VERMONTERS. <ROBYN SOUZA, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, BURLINGTON COMMUNI TY HEALTH CENTER :04 “WHAT’S REALLY INTERESTING IS WE’RE STILL SEEING DEMAND. WE’RE VACCINATING PEOP LE EVERY DAY REHE.”> THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN BURLINGTON HAS BEEN OFFERING A FREE WALK-IN CLIN FICOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS – DURING WCHHI THE STATE REACHED ITS 80 PERCENT VACCINATION GOAL. <ROBYN SOUZA, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, BURLINGTON COMMUNITY ALHETH CENTER :07 “WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY SMALL, I THINK ON OUR BIGGEST DAY WE’VE HAD 12 PEOPLE BE VACCINATED IN A PARTICULAR DAY HERE IN ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. <ROBYN SOUZA, BURLINGTON COMMUNITY HEALTHENTER C :13 “WE’VE ALSO HEARD THAT SOMETIMES FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE REALLY BE EN ENCOURAGING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO GET IT AND OR IT’S CREATING SE OMTENSION AT HOME AND SO WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THEY’LL SAY ‘OK, I’M ADREY NOW, IT’S EASI TERO GET IT THAN NOT GET IT.'”> MEANTIME, AT THE UVM MEDICAL CENTER. WALKN I CLINICS HAVE SEEN A 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN SHOTS SINCE VERMONT HIT THE 80 PERCENT MARK. <MATTHEW FLI, NT OUTPATIENT MESSAGE.”> PHARMACIST MATTHEW FLINT BELIEVES THE ‘ONE AND DONE’ JOHNSON AND JOHNSON OPTION HAS MADE THE OFFER MORE ATTRACTIVE. <MATTHEW FLINT, OUTPATIENT PHARMACIST, UVMMC :10 “WE CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE VISITING OR WHO ARE HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COMING BACK.”> FOR THE REMAINING WALKN I CLINICS POSTED ON THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSIT ES AUGUST. THE MAJORITY OF THEM OFFER J&J. 8 OUT OF

Vaccine walk-in clinics continue to see ‘steady flow’ despite restrictions lifting in Vermont

State leaders continue to encourage vaccinations as the new delta variant becomes a bigger threat

Although Vermont reached its 80% vaccination rate 10 days ago, state leaders are still urging those remaining to get the shot, as the new delta variant is expected to become the dominant strain.During Tuesday’s press conference, Gov. Scott reminded everyone of the free walk-in clinics being offered around the state. Clinics in Chittenden county say they’ve seen a steady stream of people get the shot after remaining mandates and restrictions were lifted – with added encouragement from health professionals. “We’ve also heard that sometimes family members have really been encouraging their family members to get it and, or it’s creating some tension at home and so when people come in they’ll say ‘OK, I’m ready now, it’s easier to get it than not get it,’” said Robyn Souza, the chief nursing officer at the Burlington Community Health Center.Souza also says the ‘one and done’ Johnson & Johnson shot is another encouraging factor.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

Although Vermont reached its 80% vaccination rate 10 days ago, state leaders are still urging those remaining to get the shot, as the new delta variant is expected to become the dominant strain.

During Tuesday’s press conference, Gov. Scott reminded everyone of the free walk-in clinics being offered around the state.

Clinics in Chittenden county say they’ve seen a steady stream of people get the shot after remaining mandates and restrictions were lifted – with added encouragement from health professionals.

“We’ve also heard that sometimes family members have really been encouraging their family members to get it and, or it’s creating some tension at home and so when people come in they’ll say ‘OK, I’m ready now, it’s easier to get it than not get it,’” said Robyn Souza, the chief nursing officer at the Burlington Community Health Center.

Souza also says the ‘one and done’ Johnson & Johnson shot is another encouraging factor.