The state plans to vaccinate 7,000 to 10,000 people weekly at the former Pratt & Whitney airport at Rentschler Field.
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Nursing home residents are receiving the COVID vaccination at a higher rate than their caretakers
Providers attributed workers’ reluctance to a variety of issues, from concerns about fertility to uncertainty about the side effects.
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COVID deaths and infections in CT nursing homes decline as more residents are vaccinated
There were 85 deaths in nursing homes and 312 residents infected during the week ending Jan. 12.
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CT formally expands next group of COVID vaccines to those age 65 and up
The state will announce a tiered approach prioritizing each population in that phase, beginning with people 75 and older.
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Advisory group: People aged 65 to 74, those with underlying conditions should be part of next phase for COVID vaccine
News about expanding the vaccine came the same day Connecticut’s daily positivity rate jumped to 10.7%, the highest since spring.
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CT seniors age 75 and older can register for the COVID vaccine next week
Hospitals will lead a series of regional outreach programs to sign up elderly residents who don’t live in nursing homes.
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Hundreds of protestors press lawmakers as they return to the Capitol
Hundreds of protestors gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol, pressing returning lawmakers to reject mandatory vaccinations and coronavirus-related restrictions on gatherings.
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Inmates and homeless should be included in next COVID vaccination phase, advisory group recommends
The next stage of vaccine distribution and administration, known as Phase 1B, could begin as early as this month.
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More than 75,000 COVID vaccines administered in CT, among top rates in US
Lamont says an “overwhelming” number of nursing home residents received the vaccine.
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Teachers, first responders, postal staff should be next in line for COVID vaccine, federal panel recommends
Connecticut is expected to get 63,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine this week, along with 24,375 doses from Pfizer.
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COVID vaccine comes to nursing homes, hurt medically and financially
For nursing homes, the COVID vaccine is a defense against a medical and financial disaster.
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Lawmakers are preparing for another push to eliminate CT’s religious exemption from vaccines. The COVID-19 shot is complicating that.
Critics worry the state will someday make the COVID-19 shot mandatory for school-aged children.
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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.
