What happens if you can t get a second COVID vaccine in time?
Kasturi Pananjady, Jenna Carlesso and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CTMirror.org
Feb. 4, 2021
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Thomas Juliusburger, of Stamford, receives the Pfizer vaccince shot from nurse Justin Leas, during Community Health Center s mass drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic held at the parking lot of Lord & Taylor in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
For weeks, Robert Rubbo, head of the Torrington Area Health District, has been fielding calls from anxious seniors trying to schedule their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Residents began scheduling appointments for their second Moderna shot in mid-January, but there weren’t enough appointments to accommodate everyone. So Rubbo has re-routed his staff and recruited additional volunteers to nearly double the appointments in his three weekly clinics.
Updated: 9:49 PM EST February 1, 2021
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. The Connecticut Department of Public Health along with the East Shore District Health Department is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a large family gathering.
The outbreak includes people who were identified with COVID-19 variant strain B117, which was first isolated in the United Kingdom. The outbreak is also linked to the North Branford hockey team, which is being quarantined. Both the East Shore Health Department and North Branford School officials are watching the contacts in quarantine,
“While positive cases of COVID-19 have been decreasing since the large increase after the holidays, we need to remind our residents to stay vigilant, especially in light of the COVID-19 variant that is now present in Connecticut,” said Michael Pascucilla, Director of Public Health for the East Shore District Health Department.
Published February 2, 2021 •
Updated on February 2, 2021 at 11:48 am
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Health officials are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak caused by a large family gathering in North Branford, according the East Shore District Health Department. The outbreak involved multiple people who have the COVID-19 variant strain B.1.1.7, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom, according to officials.
A spokesperson for the state Department of Public Health said on Monday the department is aware of the cases. After working with local health officials, DPH determined that none of the North Branford cases have known travel histories, which means the variant is circulating in the community, according to a DPH spokesperson.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging residents scheduled to get the COVID-19 vaccine to contact their provider to check on the status of.
Written by City of Stamford
Cases
Today January 28 Stamford has 11,638 confirmed cases. Last week January 21 Stamford had 11,208 confirmed cases. These numbers suggest Stamford has had 430 new cases in the past week, roughly 62 new cases per day on average. The City of Stamford has compiled a visualization of data up to January 26.
Residents can read daily updates on new cases in Stamford by visiting the State of Connecticut’s dedicated website for COVID-19 updates located here: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Data-Tracker.
Residents can check Yale University’s COVID-19 Wastewater Tracker as an early indicator of more cases: https://yalecovidwastewater.com/