Lamont said his administration also expects to outline details in 10 days about the next phase of vaccine eligibility.
COVID-19 Vaccine
As of July 2022, 80% of Connecticut residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Learn more about the vaccine and its impact below.
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Legislators hear testimony on proposals to eliminate religious vaccine exemption
Nearly 2,000 people signed up to speak at a public hearing that began at 9 a.m. and is expected to run no more than 24 hours.
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A choreographed COVID shot for Lamont
For two months, the governor’s staff has mulled the right time and setting for his inoculation.
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State goes over 100,000 dose mark in vaccinations of long-term care residents and staff
At the beginning of this week, almost all nursing home residents have had at least one dose of vaccine.
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Eligible Black and Hispanic residents getting COVID vaccine at about half the rate as eligible white residents
Of the 75+ age group, 13% of Black residents, 18% of Hispanics and 30% of whites have received first doses.
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State memo: COVID vaccine providers should emphasize vulnerable populations
The memo emphasized that COVID vaccine providers must do a better job of tracking race and ethnicity data.
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Connecticut opens COVID vaccinations to 65 and older
The lower age threshold will expand COVID-19 vaccine access by 350,000 residents.
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State to expand hours and add more people to schedule vaccine appointments
Phone lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week starting Monday.
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State to offer nursing home staff another chance to get vaccinated as deaths continue to decline in state’s long-term care facilities
Officials believe 50% to 60% of the state’s more than 25,000 nursing home employees have now been vaccinated.
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Hundreds scrambling for vaccines in Eastern Connecticut after hospitals cancel appointments
First-dose clinics are “paused” and any second-dose appointments that had not come through their systems originally are cancelled.
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As some seniors struggle to make appointments for second doses of the COVID vaccine, the state is working to stamp out system glitches
Besides raising worries that seniors won’t get their second vaccination within the proper timeframe, scheduling problems are causing inventory headaches.
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‘Socially vulnerable’ towns and cities still lag behind in vaccinations for 75-and-older, even as tiny Roxbury nears 100%
Many of the towns that are doing better, small or large, have health departments that are running weekly vaccination clinics.
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Lamont to extend restaurant curfew to 11 p.m., loosen restrictions on religious gatherings
Gov. Ned Lamont stopped short of fully lifting the curfew for restaurants, as neighboring states have done.
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Some CT cities among the places with lowest vaccination rates of 75+ residents
Seven communities have yet to vaccinate 25 percent of their elderly population, including three cities: Bridgeport, New Britain and Waterbury.
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The latest tool in Connecticut to get vaccines to people, or people to vaccines: Uber
Vernon officials are using Uber to bring people to vaccine clinics. It’s a first in the nation.
