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HARTFORD â Gov. Ned Lamont has been appointed co-chair of the National Governors Associationâs Pandemic and Disaster Response Task Force.
This is one of three task forces that are being created to coordinate and lead bipartisan state and territorial efforts to response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and to lead economic recovery and community renewal efforts.
The task forces, which replace committees, will foster a nimble response to the ongoing public health, economic and human services challenges related to Covid-19, as well as to focus NGAâs federal advocacy efforts on governorsâ top priorities now and in the future.
âI want to thank NGA Chairman Andrew Cuomo for this important responsibility,â Gov. Lamont said. âOur state was hit early and hit hard by this pandemic. Throughout this unprecedented crisis, I have worked with my neighboring governors to ensure our responses were coordinated.
Published February 4, 2021
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Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that residents 65 years and older might begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine “within 10 days or so,” depending on the flow of vaccine into Connecticut from the federal government.
“The rollout is going to be sort of what it was for 75 (years) and over,” said the Democrat, who visited a vaccination clinic in Waterbury.
Connecticut has allowed people to sign up for vaccination appointments in multiple ways, including online, by telephone, and through various health care providers.
While Lamont acknowledged it could take longer, possibly two weeks, until the 65-plus cohort can get the shot, he noted there has been progress in getting older people vaccinated. In some towns, he said, 80 percent of residents who are 75 years and older have received their first dose.
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Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus' ability to mutate into new variants, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday.