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CT residents ages 65-74 next in new tiered COVID vaccination process Jan. 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Windsor resident Jessica Wolf, a music teacher in the Somers school district, is among the educators who have already received their first dose of the vaccine. Wolf said she registered through VAMS and received the vaccine Saturday at Rentschler Field.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut Media After “confusion” was blamed for some Connecticut teachers receiving the COVID-19 vaccine too soon, Gov...

Illinois will allow indoor dining in Tier 1, but no regions there yet Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Jan. 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced revisions to his COVID-19 mitigation tiers that would allow earlier indoor dining, but no regions have thus far met the requirements. He also announced that the whole state would move to Phase 1B of vaccination efforts as of Jan. 25, while some counties might already individually have entered that phas...

"I feel like Ive been on house arrest since March basically," he said. Ron is 74 and lives in Wake County with his 75-year-old wife, Sharon, who is eligible for a vaccine through Phase 1B. However, under the current guidelines, he is not. "I have a sister that lives less than two miles away," Ron said. "Im so afraid of this virus that I wont go out and visit my own sister." Hes been calling his primary care physician and cant get any answers and experts say while there is a limited supply of th...

Vaccinations off to slow start in Riverbend David C.L. Bauer Hearst Illlinois Jan. 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Madison County Health Department RN Noemi Golden prepares to inject the Moderna first stage shot into the arm of a health care worker outside the health department’s offices in Wood River on Dec. 31. So far about 0.39% of Madison County’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. WOOD RIVER — About 0....

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced steps on Tuesday to speed up...