UpdatedTue, Dec 15, 2020 at 5:08 pm ET
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Three of the state s health systems have joined to work on educating the public on the vaccine for COVID-19. (Shutterstock)
HARTFORD, CT – Trinity Health Of New England, Yale New Haven Health and Nuvance Health, three of the largest health systems in the state, will work together to educate the public about a COVID-19 vaccine. I am pleased that Trinity Health Of New England is part of this extremely important initiative, Reginald Eadie, President and CEO of Trinity Health Of New England, said in a statement. This partnership will allow each of our health care organizations to combine all our resources together in order to provide the very best care for all of our communities across the state of Connecticut.
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Surrounded by colleagues underneath a tent that protected them from the freezing rain, Dr. Ajay Kumar rolled up his sleeve as a nurse cleaned the upper part of his arm with an antiseptic wipe.
“Here we go, number one,” someone shouted.
Marylou Oshana, a clinical supervisor at Hartford Hospital, then uncapped a prepared syringe and injected Kumar with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech s COVID-19 vaccine. It was immediately followed by clapping and cheering from the small crowd.
The moment Monday morning in Hartford marked one of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Connecticut and in the country after months of expedited vaccine development and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization last week.
System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare Colleen Teevan prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to give to a front line worker outside of Hartford Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Frontline workers began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Monday, as the nation battles a second surge of the pandemic that is filling hospital beds and pushing resources to the brink.
A Hartford HealthCare doctor was among the first in Connecticut to receive the vaccine.
Dr. Keith Grant rolled up the sleeve of his white coat Monday as one of the first 14 workers in line for Pfizer’s two-phase shot, which has shown to be 95% effective.
CT s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Phase 1A: The first people to receive COVID-19 vaccinations will be healthcare workers, nursing home residents and medical first responders. Vaccines to these groups will be given in phase 1a. This phase will be effective from the start of vaccine distribution through mid-January, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
Phase 1B: Includes critical workforce and other congregate settings, adults over 65, and those who are high-risk under the age of 65, according to the governor. People who fall under this group will be able to get vaccinated from mid-January to late May.
Phase 2: Those under 18 years old and the remaining population will fall under phase 2 of vaccine distribution. People who fall under this category will be capable of being vaccinated in early June, Lamont said.
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