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Yale epidemiologist: CT has its COVID vaccine priorities backwards
Kasturi Pananjady, CTMirror.org
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Lori Trippjacinto of Community Health Centers delivers vaccination shots at mass vaccination center on the former Pratt & Whitney Runway at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. March 1, 2021.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut Media
At press conference after press conference, Gov. Ned Lamont has set the stage how he wants Connecticut to be evaluated on its COVID-19 vaccine rollout by touting the percentage of people vaccinated as a key measure of its success. By that metric, Connecticut has been a national leader, consistently in the top five states, according to federal data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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If the church is offering it, it must be safe : Middletown inoculates seniors at AME Zion
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Fifty individuals 75 and older received their COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning at Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown, as part of an effort to inoculate older members of the congregation.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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From left are the Revs. Moses Harville of Cross Street AME Zion Church and Robyn Anderson, president of the Middletown Ministerial Health Fellowship. They hosted a COVID vaccine clinic Tuesday at the church.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Needles full of the Moderna vaccine are shown at Tuesday’s clinic at Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Middletown health study driving change in health inequities
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A view of downtown Middletown from the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland, Feb. 3, 2020.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media
It’s an issue that’s become all the more urgent during the pandemic, according to Judy Omphroy, committee co-chairwoman.
Project leaders learned they needed to join community partners in forming the Middlesex County COVID-19 BIPOC (Black people, Indigenous people and people of color) Health Initiative last year, Omphroy said.
“The BIPOC community has had lower success in terms of health outcomes. We have higher incidence of certain diseases,” she said. The study determined the biggest health issues facing the community are diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.