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Lamont Announces Grants to 27 Local Health Departments in Connecticut Including Stamford Written by Gov. Ned Lamont
Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that 27 municipalities and local health departments in Connecticut have been selected by the state to share in more than $13 million in federal grant money to be used to form partnerships between local health, community organizations, and vaccine providers to promote and increase vaccine equity.
Connecticut received the federal funding as part of a nationwide effort to ensure people in underserved communities, including communities of color and ethnically diverse communities, will have equal access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Achieving a high rate of vaccination among state residents is imperative to efforts in Connecticut, and nationwide, to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Connecticut to spend $13M to reach unvaccinated residents
May 3, 2021
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut plans to distribute $13 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to 27 municipalities and local health departments to help reach residents who haven t yet been vaccinated, Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday.
While touting CDC data that shows the state is the first in the U.S. to have more than 50% of adults age 18 and older fully vaccinated, the Democrat said there continues to be a slowdown in the rate of vaccinations.
“You can tell it’s not going up as quickly any longer,” Lamont said.
“So what we are doing is reinforcing our messaging, he added. That’s the $13 million of federal support that’s going to go out to messaging, going out to door-knocking, going out telephone calls, working with our amazing local public health departments and community support groups, making an extra effort right now to do everything we can to convince those that are
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law on Wednesday a bill that ends religious exemptions from mandatory school vaccinations in the state. Medical exemptions from immunizations remain in effect.
“Serious illnesses that have been well-controlled for many decades, such as measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. have reemerged,” Lamont said in a statement.
“The number of children in our state who have not received routine vaccinations has been steadily increasing, which has been mirrored by significant growth in preventable diseases across the nation,” he continued.
Parents may still choose not to vaccinate their children on medical grounds, but the “bill best ensures that other children and their families will not be exposed to these deadly diseases for hours each day in our schools,” Lamont said.
Many people said they are looking forward to getting outside and enjoying a bit of normalcy. We are coming out of hibernation, Steven Bonnell said. I mean we’ve been home for so long, we’re really excited to kind of be able to get back to some kind of normalcy.
All restrictions for Connecticut businesses will end on May 19.
Here is what you need to know about the changes:
Face Mask Requirement in CT
Indoor masking will continue, but it s not clear whether it will be a “requirement” or “recommendation” by May 19.
Lamont said he is in talks with other officials and will make that announcement before the complete rollback for Connecticut businesses.