At the beginning of this week, almost all nursing home residents have had at least one dose of vaccine.
Vaccines
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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.
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Is the state’s vaccine rollout leaving behind Black and Latino residents?
Rolling out the COVID vaccine to older residents first means it’s more likely to go to white residents first.
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The state’s largest COVID vaccine center is up and running — but so far, there’s no formal plan to pay for it
State officials say the vaccine rollout is similar to the mass testing plans and hunt for protective equipment last spring.
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More than 300 teachers vaccinated at Southbury clinic; State says older residents should come first
Some teachers are getting vaccinated while the state is trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine out to older residents first.
