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02/08/2021
Governor Lamont Publicizes Connecticut Residents Over 65 Can Register for COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments Beginning Thursday, February 11
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont right this moment introduced that Connecticut residents over the age of 65 will probably be eligible to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments beginning on Thursday, February 11, 2021, because the state rolls into the following a part of section 1b of its vaccination program. Vaccinations for people over the age of 75 and people inside section 1a will proceed.
With roughly 350,000 people in Connecticut between the ages of 65 and 74, and a barely elevated however comparatively small weekly provide of the vaccine being obtained within the state from the federal authorities, Governor Lamont and state public well being officers are stressing the necessity for persistence on the a part of Connecticut residents.
Presently, the state anticipates receiving about 60,000 first doses of the vaccine per week from the federal authorities.
“In an ideal world, we’d obtain sufficient doses of the vaccine to make it accessible to everybody in Connecticut proper now, nonetheless every state is being given a really restricted provide, which is why we have to section it in and provides precedence to probably the most weak populations,” Governor Lamont stated. “I do know that individuals are anxious to obtain it, and I’ll proceed advocating for our state to obtain elevated allocations within the coming weeks and months.”
“COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted older people and people in historically underserved communities,” Connecticut Public Well being Performing Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford stated. “Now that we’ve vaccinated the vast majority of our highest threat age group, we’re prepared to maneuver to these over the age of 65. Nevertheless, we wish to be certain that inside this excessive threat group, we deal with getting vaccine to people throughout the group who come from communities which were hardest hit by the virus, specifically our Black and Latino communities. We’re working with our vaccine suppliers and different group companions to determine underserved areas and focus vaccine sources into these areas, together with offering transportation help and different options to handle boundaries to vaccine entry.”
All eligible residents are required to make an appointment upfront of receiving the vaccine. To seek out accessible vaccination clinics all through the state, residents can go to ct.gov/covidvaccine and enter their zip code.
Appointments might be made using the next instruments:
- VAMS on-line system: VAMS is the Vaccine Administration Administration System and can be utilized to schedule appointments at a number of clinics throughout the state. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- Name Connecticut’s COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Help Line: Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine appointment help line is open from 8:00 a.m. to eight:00 p.m., seven days every week. To make an appointment, name 877-918-2224.
- Hartford HealthCare: Hartford HealthCare has a number of places all through the state, together with giant clinics within the Hartford space. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- Yale New Haven Well being: Yale New Haven Hospital has a number of places all through the state, together with giant clinics within the New Haven space. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- Stamford Well being: Stamford Well being is working a clinic seven days per week at Stamford Hospital. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- Walgreens: Walgreens is at present providing the vaccine at 12 totally different places and can quickly be including many extra throughout the state. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- CVS: CVS is at present providing the vaccine in 4 places (Colchester, Putnam, Waterford, and Windsor Locks) and will probably be increasing to 12 extra places within the subsequent week. To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
- Walmart: Walmart will probably be providing the vaccine at seven places throughout the state (Hartford, New Haven, North Windham, Norwalk, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Haven). To make an appointment utilizing this technique, click on right here.
For probably the most up-to-date info on COVID-19 vaccination distribution plans in Connecticut, go to ct.gov/covidvaccine.
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