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Written by Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe
Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe today issued the following update on the COVID Vaccine and comments regarding Martin Luther King Day:
COVID Vaccine:
The State of Connecticut has officially announced that COVID-19 vaccine registration can begin today, Monday, January 18 for those in Category 1b. The State has also expanded the eligibility criteria for the 1b category, although those in the expanded category will not be able to register on Monday.
Many Westporters have already begun registering themselves into the Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS). Some have done so easily and await the ability to schedule their appointment. Others struggle with the technology and the registration requirements. Knowing this, the State has launched its official helpline for registration by phone. Be aware that this line is in high demand, with very long wait times. This is a State-led p
Written by Jowdy Kane Funeral Home
Dr. Jack G. Shiller, a longtime Westport resident, died in his home in Redding, CT on January 13, 2021. He was 92.
Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1928, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1947 and from the Columbia Medical School in 1952. After training at Bellevue Hospital and The Babies Hospital in New York City, he was board certified in pediatrics and served in his profession for several decades. He established his own private practice in Westport before forming Willows Pediatric Group in 1973 with Dr. Albert Beasley. He was active on the staff of Norwalk Hospital, where he started the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and later served as Interim Chief of Pediatrics. He continued academic ties to Babies Hospital as teaching staff and served as director of Public Health for the Westport Weston Health District.
Westport first responders start getting COVID-19 vaccine
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First responders in Westport received the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine.Contributed photo /
WESTPORT First responders in town started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine this week, which many saw as an encouraging start to the new year.
“The vaccines are a sign of hope for the local EMS volunteers and staff after ten months of treating the community’s COVID-19 patients,” the Westport Emergency Medical Service said in a news release.
This week’s vaccinations are part of a national roll-out to frontline medical personnel. EMTs and paramedics who serve on Westport’s ambulances, as well as other first responders from the police and fire departments, received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.