Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach
Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach
FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2020 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State during opening session at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Lamont said Thursday, July 16, 2020, that he would be reluctant to allow UConn s football team to travel to any state with a high coronavirus infection rate this fall. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
April 23, 2021 07:49AM By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday the state is beginning to see a slowdown in demand for vaccinations, prompting his administration to look for new ways to encourage people to get the shot and move closer toward herd immunity in the state.
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Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach
SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
April 22, 2021
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday the state is beginning to see a slowdown in demand for vaccinations, prompting his administration to look for new ways to encourage people to get the shot and move closer toward herd immunity in the state.
“Supply is now more than demand in many places. You can often go right online and get an appointment, Lamont said during his twice weekly COVID-19 briefing. But we’re finding that many of our mobile vaccination vans that are out there, maybe they could do 140 doses in a day. Maybe they’re doing 15 doses in a day.”
UpdatedThu, Apr 22, 2021 at 7:55 pm ET
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In March, Connecticut received $2.6 billion in state relief and $1.6 billion in local relief through the American Rescue Plan Act. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT Gov. Ned Lamont proposed Thursday that the state direct $103 million of the federal funding it has received for pandemic recovery efforts towards job training and employment opportunities for residents whose employment has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
In March, Connecticut received $2.6 billion in state relief and $1.6 billion in local relief through the American Rescue Plan Act. There are currently 140,000 residents unemployed in the state, and unemployment recovery in the state is the third worst in the nation.
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