Esther Schwartz, 92, of Cheshire, grimaces as she receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Hartford HealthCare pharmacist Momeezah Syed on the second day of the state’s Phase 1B vaccination rollout at the Connecticut Convention Center. “Its easy to get the shot, but I’m worried about what happens after” Schwartz said, referring to possible side effects. (Cloe Poisson, CTMirror.org)
Lamont urges patience as the state receives only 46,000 doses per week
Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday that he has accepted recommendations from Connecticut’s vaccine advisory group to expand Phase 1B of the rollout to include about 715,000 more people – those ages 65 to 74 and those 16 to 64 with co-morbidities such as cancer or chronic kidney disease.