https://www.vpr.org/vpr-news/2021-12-01/why-vermonts-covid-surge-isnt-surprisingHow Vermont is unique
There’s another factor at play that could help explain why Vermont, in particular, has seen such high case counts in recent weeks: Only a small proportion of residents have had a COVID infection. That’s not the case across the country.
Researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimate that 13% of Vermonters have been infected with COVID. Whereas in a place like Florida, more than 40% of the population has had COVID, according to their models.
