Vermont BIPOC COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic FAQs
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Vermonters who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) age 16 and older and their household members can now sign up for a vaccine.
WHO ARE BIPOC?
BIPOC includes anyone who is Black, Brown, Asian (AAPI or APIDA), Indigenous/First Nations/Abenaki, African American, Hispanic, Latino/Latina/Latinx, mixed race, or biracial. AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander. APIDA stands for Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American. Desi is a pan-ethnic term used to refer to people from South Asia.
HOW DO I GET A VACCINE?
BIPOC and their household members can make an appointment online through State offered locations, Or
by calling the Health Department at 855-722-7878. Or
by making an appointment at a pharmacy. Or
They can make an appointment at the Burlington BIPOC focused COVID-19 vaccination clinics led by partners around the State using our registration form:
If you prefer to schedule your Burlington BIPOC vaccination clinic appointment by phone, you can contact the Burlington Resource and Recovery Center at 802-755-7239.
WHEN AM I NOTIFIED OF AN APPOINTMENT?
Upon registration form submission, we will contact you when we have an appointment available for you and your household. We will work to schedule all registrants on a first-come, first served basis. We are currently working through a waitlist, so it may be several weeks until we have an available spot depending on the number of doses we receive from the Vermont Department of Health.
WHERE ARE THE CLINICS LOCATED?
Currently, our clinics are set up in Burlington. You will be given an exact location when we schedule your appointment. Other towns are working to establish pop-up BIPOC COVID-19 clinics throughout Vermont.
WHEN ARE THE CLINIC DATES?
Clinic dates are held every Saturday as follows:
March 27 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
April 3 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
April 10 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
April 17 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
April 24 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
May 1 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
May 8 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
May 15 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
May 22 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
May 29 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
June 5 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
June 12 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
June 19 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
June 26 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
July 3 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
July 10 from 8:30:am - 5:30pm
IS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE?
Free public transportation to vaccine clinics is available to Vermont residents who do not have their own transportation. Rides are coordinated by the Vermont Public Transportation Association. Volunteer drivers will use cars, vans or buses. All rides are ADA compliant and will accommodate people living with disabilities.
Please make a request at least 48 hours before your vaccine appointment. These rides are subject to the availability of transportation resources, so advance notice is necessary to make sure you will have a ride.
Rides are only available if you are not sick with COVID-19 (with symptoms or without symptoms) or are not a close contact of someone who has COVID-19. If you recently traveled, you need to follow the current travel rules before you can request a ride. If you fall into one of these categories, you will need to answer some questions to find out when you can use public transportation.
Find contact information for your local public transportation provider.
These contact numbers can only be used to schedule transportation. People answering these lines cannot answer questions about vaccine scheduling or clinical questions related to COVID-19.
WHO IS LEADING THE CLINICS?
The BIPOC COVID-19 vaccination clinics are currently coordinated by the Vermont Professionals of Color Network with support from the VT Racial Justice Alliance, The Black Perspective, and the UVM VT LEND Program for eligible BIPOC individuals and their households who would prefer to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic that is dedicated to this community.
WHICH BRANDED VACCINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED?
The BIPOC COVID-19 vaccination clinics are currently administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Additional information on each of the currently distributed vaccines is included in the factsheets below.
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Factsheet
Also in Arabic, Burmese, French, Kirundi, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese
Moderna Vaccine Factsheet
Also in Arabic, Burmese, French, Kirundi, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese