Inmates and homeless should be included in next COVID vaccination phase, advisory group recommends
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David Desiderato of Granby stands with a sign asking to release inmates at risk of coronavirus. “It’s called corrections, but it has the attitude of warehouses,” he said.
Inmates and others in congregate settings such as homeless shelters, group homes and psychiatric facilities should be included in the next wave of those eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, members of an advisory subcommittee recommended Tuesday.
The next stage of distribution and administration, known as Phase 1B, could begin as early as this month and run for about 10 weeks. As many as 800,000 Connecticut residents are expected to be included in that phase.
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As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
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Several national polls and surveys show that a growing number of people are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn.
But with vaccine supply limited in the first weeks and months of distribution, Connecticut will have to prioritize exactly who comes next in line after hospital employees, health workers and people in long-term care facilities.
“I think that the goal for us is to try to be inclusive of those who truly need it and to allow the others then to get in line after those who truly need the vaccine,” said Dr. Michael Carius, an emergency physician at Bridgeport Hospital and Milford Hospital.
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