Police were called to a Waterford CVS after a group of about 10 out-of-staters who drove to Connecticut to get the COVID-19 vaccine was turned away because they.
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WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) - About 10 people who had made appointments at a Connecticut CVS to get the coronavirus vaccine were ultimately not allowed to be vaccinated because they did not live or work in the state.
The director of the Ledge Light Health District said a site inspection on Thursday at a Waterford CVS found a group from New York waiting to be vaccinated, The Day reported.
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Police were called to a Waterford CVS after a group of about 10 out-of-staters who drove to Connecticut to get the COVID-19 vaccine was turned away because they didn t meet state requirements, officials said.
The group consisted primarily of people who, because they are 75 or older, would be eligible for the vaccine under the state s Phase 1b guidance if they lived or worked in the state. However, because they do not meet that criteria, they were told they couldn t get the vaccine when they showed up at CVS after registering online.
The Ledge Light Health District called police after they were made aware of the situation by the Department of Public Health.
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