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Cloe Poisson :: CTMirror.org
Mikaela Coady, a physician assistant with Priority Urgent Care of Ellington, fills a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at St. Bernard Church in the Rockville section of Vernon on Jan. 28.
Gov. Ned Lamont has overhauled the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, prioritizing people based on age rather than on underlying medical conditions, job title, or other factors. The shift was announced Monday. The move represents a significant break from federal guidance, and Connecticut is one of few states to prioritize people strictly by age.
Here’s a look at how and when to get vaccinated under the new schedule:
Cloe Poisson :: CTMirror.org
Mikaela Coady, a physician assistant with Priority Urgent Care of Ellington, fills a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at St. Bernard Church in the Rockville section of Vernon.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s decision this week to brush aside federal and state recommendations on who should next receive the COVID-19 vaccine – prioritizing people by age, rather than by underlying medical conditions or job titles – caught many members of Connecticut’s immunization advisory panel off-guard and raised questions about the group’s role in the remainder of the vaccine rollout.
The move by the governor stunned some members of the panel’s allocation subcommittee, a group tasked with providing crucial advice on who should receive a coronavirus shot and when. Members had suggested that people 16 and older with underlying health conditions and “essential workers” such as grocery store employees and postal staff be next in line.
Mikaela Coady, a physician assistant with Priority Urgent Care of Ellington, fills a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at St. Bernard Church in the Rockville section of Vernon on Jan. 28. (Cloe Poisson, CTMirror.org)
Gov. Ned Lamont has overhauled the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, prioritizing people based on age rather than on underlying medical conditions, job title, or other factors. The shift was announced Monday. The move represents a significant break from federal guidance, and Connecticut is one of few states to prioritize people strictly by age.
Here’s a look at how and when to get vaccinated under the new schedule:
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