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Champlain Valley Expo Vaccination Clinic

Champlain Valley Expo Vaccination Clinic
A patient holds up a vaccination card.

A behind-the-scenes look at the effort to open the vaccination clinic in Essex.

Behind the Scenes

With a shared goal to end the COVID-19 pandemic through the administration of life-saving vaccines, it took a village to plan from scratch and move with Herculean speed to open the vaccination clinic at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex in December.

Since that time, more than 80,000 vaccines have been administered at the Expo.

Below are a series of articles that go behind the scenes to give voice to many who were part of this unprecedented effort joining health care, state government, local businesses and community partners to fight COVID-19. For many it was a life-changing experience and an honor to be part of something much bigger than themselves.

COVID-19

How Vermont Beat Back COVID-19, One Shot at a Time

Go behind the scenes of the incredible collaboration that brought the COVID-19 vaccine clinic to life at the Champlain Valley Expo. Discover how Vermont’s health care heroes, government, businesses and community partners united in a historic effort to save lives and fight the pandemic.

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