Report: CT vaccine clinic shut down after surprise investigation
Dave Altimari, CTMirror.org
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An untrained state representative was preparing vaccine at Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center’s clinic at a Southbury retirement community in February, the report states.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
An unsanctioned COVID vaccination clinic in western Connecticut was shut down in February after investigators discovered an untrained state representative was handling and preparing vials of vaccine.
The state Department of Public Health also suspended Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that oversaw the clinic, from holding any new vaccination clinics until it complied with state regulations.
Vaccine clinic shut down after surprise investigation
Untrained state representative was preparing vaccine, report says
High Watch
High Watch Rehabilitation Center in Kent, CT, pictured above, operated a Feb. 4 vaccination clinic at Heritage Village in Southbury without approval from the state.
An unsanctioned COVID vaccination clinic in western Connecticut was shut down in February after investigators discovered an untrained state representative was handling and preparing vials of vaccine.
The state Department of Public Health also suspended Kent-based High Watch Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that oversaw the clinic, from holding any new vaccination clinics until it complied with state regulations.
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