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Ridgefield looks to expand COVID vaccination efforts

Ridgefield looks to expand COVID vaccination efforts Greg Marku FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Guillermo Ballarino, pulmonary intensivist, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine at Danbury Hospital. Dr. Ballarino has been on the frontlines caring for patients since Danbury Hospital’s first COVID-19 patient in March.Contributed Photo / The News-Times RIDGEFIELD The vaccine rollout has been successful so far with more to come, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said. The town has set up a larger facility with the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association to continue administering vaccines to those in Phase 1a, which includes residents who are 75 and older. “We can’t thank them enough for their participation,” Marconi said of the RVNA.

New Fairfield increases funds for COVID-19 as cases rise in town

New Fairfield increases funds for COVID-19 as cases rise in town FacebookTwitterEmail The New Fairfield Board of Selectmen’s $200,000 request for COVID-related expenses gets unanimous approval from the Board of Finance.Kendra Baker / Hearst Connecticut Media NEW FAIRFIELD The Board of Finance Wednesday night unanimously approved the Board of Selectmen’s $200,000 additional appropriation request for COVID-19-related expenses over the next several months. The $200,000 for COVID-related services and initiatives through April 1, was transferred from the town’s unreserved general fund to its capital and non-recurring expenditures account. The COVID-19 budget includes $120,000 for vaccination services, $47,700 for contact tracing, $17,000 for increased emergency management director hours, $13,000 for communications, $4,300 for two community testing sessions and $2,000 for post-clinic cleaning services.

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