Written by Julia Douglas
The Rotary Club of Ridgefield recently renewed its support for RVNAhealth with a $7,000 grant to support the organization’s COVID-19 community response initiatives.
RVNAhealth has been vaccinating the public since January 11th and has distributed nearly 15,000 vaccines to date. The funds will be used to help cover the tremendous costs associated with vaccine administration and running the clinic at Yanity Gym.
“RVNAhealth is very fortunate to receive this grant from The Rotary Club of Ridgefield, a portion of which was matched by Rotary District 7980,” shares MJ Heller, Director of Philanthropy at RVNAhealth. “We have incurred a significant amount of unbudgeted expenses throughout this pandemic and the response from The Rotary Club has been truly amazing. In addition to their financial support, the Rotarians have been very generous with PPE donations from the start and have volunteered their time and expertise, as well. We really are humbled
Some Danbury area towns are looking for creativity with COVID vaccine as they await state instruction
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Bridget Bethray RN, with RVNAhealth administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Sherwin Gorenstein, of Ridgefield, in the RVNA clinic in the Yanity Gym, on Thursday morning in Ridgefield.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
As towns across Connecticut wait for vaccine doses to arrive each week, they also look to the state for guidance on next steps. The majority of town officials are still laser-focused on vaccinating residents 75 and older from phase 1b before moving on to think about future phases. Yet, with one round of sign-ups under their belts, a few towns in the Danbury area have begun to brainstorm future rollout tactics.
Ridgefield looks to expand COVID vaccination efforts
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Dr. Guillermo Ballarino, pulmonary intensivist, gets the first COVID-19 vaccine at Danbury Hospital. Dr. Ballarino has been on the frontlines caring for patients since Danbury Hospital’s first COVID-19 patient in March.Contributed Photo / The News-Times
RIDGEFIELD The vaccine rollout has been successful so far with more to come, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said.
The town has set up a larger facility with the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association to continue administering vaccines to those in Phase 1a, which includes residents who are 75 and older.
“We can’t thank them enough for their participation,” Marconi said of the RVNA.
New Fairfield increases funds for COVID-19 as cases rise in town
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The New Fairfield Board of Selectmen’s $200,000 request for COVID-related expenses gets unanimous approval from the Board of Finance.Kendra Baker / Hearst Connecticut Media
NEW FAIRFIELD The Board of Finance Wednesday night unanimously approved the Board of Selectmen’s $200,000 additional appropriation request for COVID-19-related expenses over the next several months.
The $200,000 for COVID-related services and initiatives through April 1, was transferred from the town’s unreserved general fund to its capital and non-recurring expenditures account.
The COVID-19 budget includes $120,000 for vaccination services, $47,700 for contact tracing, $17,000 for increased emergency management director hours, $13,000 for communications, $4,300 for two community testing sessions and $2,000 for post-clinic cleaning services.
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