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Safest Place in the World? Vermont in US is Leading the Covid-19 Vaccine Race

Vermont- known for Bernie Sanders, maple syrup and the birthplace of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream— has a new claim to fame: America’s most-vaccinated state against Covid-19; recently became the first to partially vaccinate 80 percent of eligible residents. The rural, northeastern state has administered at least one vaccine dose to 82 percent of residents aged 12 and over.

“It makes us probably the safest place in the country and maybe the world," says health commissioner Mark Levine.