'Vermonters first': Out-of-state college students ineligible for vaccine [View all]
College students from other states attending school in Vermont are ineligible for a COVID-19 vaccine under Vermont's rules, Gov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday.
"At this point in time, we want to make sure we're taking care of Vermonters first," Scott said at a news conference, responding to a question from a journalist at the Vermont Cynic at the University of Vermont. College students who "maintain their out-of-state status" cannot be vaccinated, he said.
The announcement leaves three-quarters of UVM undergraduate students ineligible for the vaccine.
About 27% of UVM undergraduate students are Vermont residents. The rest of the student body comes from 46 other states and 41 "countries/areas," according to the university website.
Read more: https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2021/03/31/vermont-excludes-out-state-college-students-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/4820305001/
Poor policy at controlling COVID-19 considering college age students are among the most socially active groups.
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