Report: CT vaccine clinic shut down after surprise investigation
Dave Altimari, CTMirror.org
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An untrained state representative was preparing vaccine at Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center’s clinic at a Southbury retirement community in February, the report states.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
An unsanctioned COVID vaccination clinic in western Connecticut was shut down in February after investigators discovered an untrained state representative was handling and preparing vials of vaccine.
The state Department of Public Health also suspended Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that oversaw the clinic, from holding any new vaccination clinics until it complied with state regulations.
Vaccine clinic shut down after surprise investigation
Untrained state representative was preparing vaccine, report says
High Watch
High Watch Rehabilitation Center in Kent, CT, pictured above, operated a Feb. 4 vaccination clinic at Heritage Village in Southbury without approval from the state.
An unsanctioned COVID vaccination clinic in western Connecticut was shut down in February after investigators discovered an untrained state representative was handling and preparing vials of vaccine.
The state Department of Public Health also suspended Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that oversaw the clinic, from holding any new vaccination clinics until it complied with state regulations.
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In an effort to shield nursing homes from new COVID-19 cases, state focuses on short-term residents
Clockwise from foreground, residents Connie Romeo and Mary Flannery, certified nursing assistant Sam Ortiz, and residents Sofia Agranovich and Pat McFarlane talk as they eat lunch March 10, 2021, at Beechwood in New London. Health officials know how quickly a single infection can trigger a large outbreak, and they have turned their attention to a small but significant population: unvaccinated, short-term nursing home residents. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Published April 06. 2021 7:51PM | Updated April 06. 2021 8:09PM
JENNA CARLESSO, The Connecticut Mirror
Four months ago, even as the coronavirus vaccine was making its way to Connecticut and the promise of protection drew close to reality, nursing homes were weathering another increase in COVID-19 cases.