COVID-19 Info
Please note, all Vermont Department of Health COVID-19 testing sites will close by June 25, including the site located at the O'Brien Community Center (32 Malletts Bay Ave). For now, use this link to schedule: https://vermont.force.com/events/s/selfregistration. After June 25, Vermonters are encouraged to pick up free take-home tests from these sites to keep at home and use if needed. You can get up to four antigen test kits for each appointment, but only one LAMP (similar to PCR) per appointment.
- Take-home antigen tests meet many testing needs and will continue to be widely available at pharmacies around the state and at online retailers. If the tests are covered by your health insurance, you may be able to show your insurance card at the pharmacy counter and get test kits at no cost to you. Some health plans may require you to pay for the tests and then be reimbursed.
- Make sure you have ordered all three rounds of at-home tests from COVID.gov, which are mailed directly to you.
- You can also reach out to your health care provider or local pharmacy for other types of testing.
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Non-profit community organizations who work with Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous or people of color (BIPOC), speak languages other than English, are experiencing homelessness, have a disability or other groups who may have difficulty getting tests due to overall systemic inequities can reach out to the Health Department to see if they qualify to receive free rapid take-home tests (antigen and LAMP) by mail. Please email AHS.COVIDTesting@vermont.gov
Testing is recommended for people with symptoms, and close contacts of someone with COVID-19 who are not up to date on vaccines.
For full details, click here: https://www.healthvermont.gov/testing.
Winooski City Council Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
During their meeting on Monday, 3.21.22, Winooski City Council lifted the city-wide, COVID-19 indoor mask mandate that was previously in place for locations open to the public. Please continue to follow recommendations and regulations as provided by the Vermont Department of Health.
- If your location currently uses a City of Winooski-issued 'Masks Required' sign, please remove it at this time.
- While masks are no longer required while indoors in spaces open to the public, the City of Winooski strongly recommends 6’ distancing whenever possible and full COVID-19 vaccination/booster shots. For information on vaccines and other COVID-19 guidance, please visit healthvermont.gov/covid-19.
- Please respect the individual choices of people who may continue to wear a mask while in public.
- Masks will continue to be provided for those who want them at any municipal location open to the public, including Winooski City Hall, the Winooski Memorial Library, the Winooski Senior Center, and the Winooski Police Department (while supplies last).
- The City of Winooski will continue to work with the Vermont Department of Health and our community partners to monitor the status of COVID-19.
Mask Resources
- Wearing face masks to keep COVID-19 from spreading
- Face coverings for children
- CDC’s guide to masks – how to choose, wear, store and wash masks
- Mask Resources
- Face Coverings for Children - To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, children ages 2 and older should wear a face-covering in settings where they cannot keep a distance of 6 feet away from others. We can help children understand how to protect one another and make face coverings part of our daily routine so that play, learning, and other activities can be as safe as possible.
- Guide to Masks and COVID-19
- I’ll Protect You, You Protect Me
- About Cloth Face Coverings
- Making Cloth Face Coverings
- Wearing Cloth Face Coverings
- Washing Cloth Face Coverings
- How to Safely Wear and Take Off a Cloth Face Covering
- Recommendations
- How to make your own cloth face-covering - Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General
- Masks: Why we Wear Them, How to Make/Take Care of Them
- PSA: Cover smart. Do your part. Slow the spread.
- PSA: Prevent COVID-19: Wear a Cloth Face Covering
- Vermont PBS: Why Masks Work
- New York Times: Masks Work
Vermont Department of Health
- Documents: https://www.healthvermont.gov/media/translation/covid-19-translations
- Multilingual Resources: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/resources/multilingual-resources
CDC Public Service Announcements
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) - Vermont Office
- https://refugees.org/uscri-vermont/
- Contact: Amila Merdzanovic, Director: amerdzanovic@uscrivt.org / 802 654 1700
AALV
- https://www.aalv-vt.org/
- Contact: Thato Ratsebe, Assistant Director: tratsebe@aalv-vt.org / 802 985 3106
State of Vermont Refugee Office
- https://humanservices.vermont.gov/our-work/programs-services/state-refugee-office
- Contact: Tracy Dolan Director, State Refugee Office Agency of Human Services: tracy.dolan@vermont.gov
Vermont Language Justice Project
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New Americans in Vermont Resources
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Vermont Legal Aid Resources
- COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
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Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
- How to Get Financial Help
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Learn more about getting the COVID-19 vaccine via the Vermont Department of Health: