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Health Update: State Urges Younger Vermonters To Get Vaccinated

A brick building with signs reading 'COVID Vaccine Hub' and 'COVID-19 Vaccination'.
Anna Van Dine
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VPR File
State officials say they are working to address the lower vacccination rate among younger Vermonters.

State health officials are concerned that many young people are choosing not to get a COVID-19 vaccination because of what they've read on the internet. In our weekly health update, we take a look at the state's efforts to reach out to younger Vermonters, plus other COVID-19 news. Our guest is:

  • Dr. Mark Levine, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health

Broadcast live on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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