Scheduling options include a website and a phone number, but due to high demand and limited vaccine availability, those eligible may have to wait for a
Roughly 277,000 Connecticut residents who are 75 years and older were allowed Thursday to begin making appointments online or via telephone for their COVID-19 vaccinations, with plans in the works to soon phase in people 65 and older and anyone 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions that put them of greater risk of contracting the disease. Phase 1B, the second phase of Connecticut vaccination program, is scheduled to officially begin on.
1.3 Million Residents Are Eligible To Receive Vaccine in Phase 1b as 46,000 First Doses Are Expected To Be Delivered Weekly From the Federal Government
Esther Schwartz, 92, of Cheshire, grimaces as she receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Hartford HealthCare pharmacist Momeezah Syed on the second day of the state’s Phase 1B vaccination rollout at the Connecticut Convention Center. “Its easy to get the shot, but I’m worried about what happens after” Schwartz said, referring to possible side effects. (Cloe Poisson, CTMirror.org)
Lamont urges patience as the state receives only 46,000 doses per week
Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday that he has accepted recommendations from Connecticut’s vaccine advisory group to expand Phase 1B of the rollout to include about 715,000 more people – those ages 65 to 74 and those 16 to 64 with co-morbidities such as cancer or chronic kidney disease.