Critics worry the state will someday make the COVID-19 shot mandatory for school-aged children.
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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With vaccine released and COVID infections down last weekend, Lamont urges vigilance
With the coronavirus vaccine’s release following a weekend of dropping infection rates, Gov. Ned Lamont urged residents to remain cautious.
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In a deadly month, the COVID vaccine reaches Connecticut
Outside Hartford Hospital, a nurse injected a doctor Monday with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut.
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Lamont says COVID vaccine promises ‘a new spring’
The first COVID-19 inoculations could be administered Tuesday in Connecticut to frontline medical personnel.
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First doses of COVID vaccine could be administered in CT in mid-December
The state is expected to get its first shipment of COVID vaccines as early as Dec. 14.
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Many CT nursing homes now required to test staff twice a week as COVID positivity rates top 10% in some counties
New Haven and Fairfield counties recently crossed the 10% threshold, triggering more aggressive staff testing.
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‘It has to do with trust:’ Outreach on COVID vaccine begins in communities of color
Longstanding health disparities have amplified during the pandemic, creating ‘heightened levels of mistrust.’
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State’s vaccine panel weighs who should be first in line for COVID vaccine
The panel is analyzing who should receive the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine and devising strategies for public outreach.
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Connecticut sends COVID-19 distribution plan to CDC
The proposal calls for a three-stage distribution plan, but complex logistics remain unresolved.
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Advisory panel hears early plans for vaccine distribution in Connecticut
The elderly, people of color and those with underlying conditions could receive priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Lamont announces membership of COVID vaccine advisory group
The new group, representing broad swath of interests, will help determine who first gets the vaccine.
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Lamont tasks a yet-unnamed panel with choosing who first gets COVID vaccine in CT
The state has until Oct. 16 to submit a vaccine distribution plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC gives CT an Oct. 16 deadline, and $2.4 million, to come up with a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
Lamont is creating a panel to develop a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. The CDC wants it in three weeks.
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COVID-19 vaccine makers seek diversity in clinical trials in Connecticut and elsewhere
While Blacks and Latinos are hardest hit by the coronavirus, they are wary of participating in vaccine trials.
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Pfizer’s Groton site helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Now the question is, will it work?
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he expects to know, by the end of October, ‘whether the product works or not.’