Vermont Special Populations

Since the COVID-19 Pandemic began, in early 2020, marginalized and vulnerable populations have been especially, adversely, impacted. NASW’s Connect to End COVID-19 initiative was launched to provide equitable training and outreach that promote informed vaccine decision-making on the part of social workers and their clients, particularly among those who are vulnerable, marginalized, and/or vaccine hesitant.

NASW-VT recognizes our potential to promote vaccine confidence across the state, encourage reluctant communities to become vaccinated, and provide valuable resources for our state. We encourage you to explore our Connect to End COVID-19 resources and find ways to encourage positive community health through vaccine promotion in our communities.

This infographic shows that there are 235,100 people, or 38% of the population, up to date on their vaccines in Vermont. It also shows data about vaccination rates in different age groups, genders, races, and ethnicities.

This graph shows vaccination rates across Vermont county lines. It shows that most counties have rates between 30%-40%, with the few outliers being 48%, 45%, 44%, 26%, and one county has a rate as low as 15%.

Source: COVID-19 Data. Vermont Department of Health. Vaccine Dashboard. Retrieved 9/30/22 from https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/covid-19-data