“Our very narrow focus on death will leave us with this population of young people that will suffer long-term impacts from a very short period of time,” Sosin said. Those in younger age groups have not been made eligible, but are more likely to work in sectors with high levels of public interaction. The state’s vaccination schedule prioritized those at higher risk of death and hospitalization. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College, said rolling back protective measures during this period puts some Vermonters at elevated risk. Anne Sosin, a policy fellow at the Nelson A. Meanwhile, case counts remain high, with a record seven-day average recorded two days before the restart plan was unveiled.
“But if it doesn’t, then it’s going to look pretty messy.” “I’m optimistic that we will reach those targets and the plan can go forward,” Berenbaum said. If the state’s vaccination rate slows, pushing back the reopening timeline could be a hard sell. Pam Berenbaum, director of the Global Health Program at Middlebury College, said mass vaccination campaigns get harder as they progress.
