By Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror
In early March, a subcommittee charged with educating the public on aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine met for what would likely be its last time. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot had just been granted emergency authorization, and members discussed what kind of outreach health officials might be able to do with the vaccine.
At the meeting’s conclusion, the chairwoman said she was awaiting word from Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration on what the committee – a subgroup of the state’s vaccine advisory panel – would become going forward.
“The decision is not quite finalized at this point as to how we will use the committee,” said Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton. “Our committee was to provide recommendations on how to communicate. Now the governor’s office has a communications arm, which is doing a great job. So how can we aid them?”