CT vaccine priority to go by age and to educators, in reversal by Lamont
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Nurse Elin Loh assists Lt. Ken Benedict of the Bridgeport Fire Department as he administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a man at the weekly vaccination clinic held in the gymnasium of Central High School, in Bridgeport Feb. 10.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday the state will expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility next month through defined age groups
and to teachers, shifting priority away from essential workers and those with underlying medical conditions.
While state officials touted the new plan as a more efficient way to ramp up vaccinations, the approach deviates from guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the CT Food Association and several labor unions criticized the governor for leaving behind frontline essential workers and those with medical conditions that
Ridgefield man brings alternative medicine to Main Street
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Kacey James has opened a new holistic health service, HealthX, in Ridgefield, Conn. It offers alternative treatments including full body cryotherapy, which will go down to -175 degrees. Friday, February 19, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Kacey James has opened a new holistic health service, HealthX, in Ridgefield, Conn. It offers alternative treatments including Red Light Therapy. Friday, February 19, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A new holistic health service, HealthX, has opened in Ridgefield, Conn. It offers alternative treatments. Friday, February 19, 2021.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less