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New Haven’s Mayor Elicker: No reason to investigate city health director’s stop at Trumbull party
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1of3RN Cara gives New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond the first dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in front of the New Haven Health Department on Dec. 28, 2020.Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media
2of3New Haven Public Health Director Maritza Bond holds a press conference announcing the enforcement of wearing masks in all city businesses in downtown New Haven, Conn., on Nov. 18, 2020.Photo: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
3of3Danny Pizarro, an aide to the mayor, attends Mayor Joe Ganim s address to the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, in Bridgeport, Conn., on March 3, 2016. Police in Trumbull, Conn., are investigating a large gathering held over the weekend at the home of Pizarro, a Bridgeport c
They’ve prioritized the 2,000 doses for those who come in contact with COVID-19 frequently, focusing on units, not titles.
“So if you work in the ER and you’re a registration person or a patient care technician or environmental services worker or a nurse or doctor… we’re not distinguishing between different classes within a work area,” said Balcezak.
It won’t be mandatory for staff, but he said they’ve surveyed 4,000 people and 80% say they’re willing to get the vaccine.
Given the work by Yale New Haven Health and the university on developing the vaccine, Balcezak said having it available is a great moment.