DPH: Local COVID clinics should not vaccinate general public
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A file photo of registered nurse Lorraine Dragwo preparing a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
As Connecticut awaits the arrival of a boost in COVID vaccines, local plans are forming to quickly vaccinate 160,000 teachers, school workers and child care professionals statewide.
In a memo obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, the state Department of Public Health this week directed local health departments to prioritize this group and to only offer vaccination clinics to the general public “if these support a specific goal of addressing racial equity in the vaccine rollout, target vulnerable communities . or specifically address other access issues for seniors.”
DPH: Local COVID clinics should not vaccinate general public
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A file photo of registered nurse Lorraine Dragwo preparing a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
As Connecticut awaits the arrival of a boost in COVID vaccines, local plans are forming to quickly vaccinate 160,000 teachers, school workers and child care professionals statewide.
In a memo obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, the state Department of Public Health this week directed local health departments to prioritize this group and to only offer vaccination clinics to the general public “if these support a specific goal of addressing racial equity in the vaccine rollout, target vulnerable communities . or specifically address other access issues for seniors.”