Middletown Pride to kick off June 1 with rainbow crosswalk dedication
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A LGBTQIA crosswalk is located in front of Main Street Market, 386 Main St., Middletown, as a celebration of Middletown Pride.Contributed photo / City of Middletown
MIDDLETOWN The city’s third Pride festival, in commemoration of Pride Month, will kick off with a crosswalk dedication on Main Street and flag-raising ceremony at City Hall June 1.
The crosswalk on Main Street (in the central block between Washington and Court streets at 386 Main St.) has been painted in honor of Pride Month and the return of Middletown Pride, according to a press release. The crosswalk stretches across the entirety of Main Street, and it incorporates the design of the Quasar Progress Pride Flag.
Middletown church to give COVID vaccines for ages 12 to adult
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Cross Street AME Zion Church, 440 West St., Middletown, will be offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those who need their first or second shots Wednesday.Contributed photo / Cross Street AME Zion Church
MIDDLETOWN Cross Street AME Zion Church, 440 West St., will be offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those who need their first or second shots Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Children 12 and older will be inoculated from 5 to 8 p.m. Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines will be given out.
Photo ID is required, people must wear masks, loose-fitting clothes and youth 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent and have an appointment.
Middletown offering walk-up COVID vaccine clinics at shopping plaza
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A FEMA mobile vaccination unit visited the New Haven Green in early April. The van will be coming to Middletown Monday and Tuesday.Brian Zahn / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Kevin Elak is Middletown’s acting health director.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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MIDDLETOWN In an effort to reach the city’s vulnerable population, a COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic will be stationed at the Staples/Big Lots shopping area next week to offer shots to the public.
The service is available through a partnership between the city of Middletown, FEMA and Griffin Health. Officials are encouraging residents of nearby apartment complexes to stop by the clinic.
Middletown among CT towns getting $13 million in federal vaccine equity funds
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Middletown Acting Health Director Kevin ElakHearst Connecticut Media file photo
MIDDLETOWN The city of Middletown is one of 27 municipalities in Connecticut being awarded grant funding to increase vaccine equity.
In total, the city will be receiving $115,519 to “ensure vaccinations are conducted in an equitable manner to communities of color, vulnerable populations, those with limited English proficiency, and those living at the margins of our economy,” according to Middletown Acting Health Director Kevin Elak.
Locally, the Vaccine Equity Partnership Grant is a collaboration between the Middletown Health Department, Ministerial Health Fellowship and Middlesex Health.