Darien forms COVID vaccine committee, OKs pharmacies as providers
Susan Shultz
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System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare Colleen Teevan prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to a front-line healthcare worker outside of Hartford Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)Jessica Hill / Associated Press
DARIEN — Amid news that an elderly Darien resident died of COVID-19 last weekend, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson announced the formation of a town vaccine committee at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting,
The elderly resident died on Dec. 12, bringing the total deaths due to the pandemic in Darien to six. There have been 21 hospitalizations and 539 cases from 390 households. Currently, Town Hall has five confirmed cases, with two presumed cases and five in quarantine.