DPH: Local COVID clinics should not vaccinate general public
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As Connecticut awaits the arrival of a boost in COVID vaccines, local plans are forming to quickly vaccinate 160,000 teachers, school workers and child care professionals statewide.
In a memo obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, the state Department of Public Health this week directed local health departments to prioritize this group and to only offer vaccination clinics to the general public “if these support a specific goal of addressing racial equity in the vaccine rollout, target vulnerable communities . or specifically address other access issues for seniors.”
The memo indicated most of the clinics will be held later in March due to vaccine supply.
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Stamford COVID cases may be down, but now is not the time to ease restrictions
Brianna Gurciullo
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A line of cars wait at the drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Cove Island Park in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Operated by Community Health Center, the Cove Island COVID-19 testing is free of charge and open every day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Last week it was 331. This week it dropped to 286.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Stamford has trended downward over the last month, but the city’s head of public health said officials’ strategy for preventing spread of the disease isn’t going to change.