Bridgeport councilman gets COVID vaccine, urges skeptical Black residents to get theirs
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City councilman Ernest Newton speaks at a news conference at the Morton Government Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 20, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Normally draped in his trademark richly colored suits when out and about, Councilman Ernie Newton is publicly baring an arm for a cause.
“I’m here today to get my shot because I believe that this will help us not spread the disease,” Newton says in a video posted online on Facebook over the weekend.
With some minorities hesitant to receive the two-dose coronavirus vaccinations, Newton, a longtime Black community leader and politician, recently pledged to promote his inoculation in order to convince constituents it is safe to do so.
Lamont gets his vaccine, with a message to the Black community
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Gov. Ned Lamont receives his first COVID-19 vaccination on Feb. 16, 2021.Dan Haar/Hearst CT Media GroupShow MoreShow Less
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Gov. Ned Lamont was administered with his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the First Catholic Church in Bloomfield.Office of Governor Ned Lamont / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont receives his first dose of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine at The First Cathedral church Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Bloomfield.File photoShow MoreShow Less
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BLOOMFIELD Two months after the state’s first COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Ned Lamont drove from Greenwich to The First Cathedral Tuesday morning for his inoculation. He left no doubt about the message he hoped to send.