CT goes over 100,000 dose mark in vaccinations of long-term care residents, staff
Dave Altimari, CTMirror.org
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Three vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Stamford Hospital, in Stamford, Conn. Dec. 17, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A vile of te Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is prepared on opening day of the Connecticut s largest COVID-19 Vaccination Drive-Through Clinic Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn.Jessica Hill / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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More than 110,000 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the state’s long-term care facilities since late December, and state official estimate they are about two-thirds of the way to completing vaccinations of those residents.
Vaccine wait is longer for children
Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post
Feb. 15, 2021
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Amelie Gueorguieva and her mother, Anna Gueorguieva, pose near Bancroft Elementary School in the District of Columbia on Feb. 4, 2021.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain
WASHINGTON - Anna Gueorguieva had big plans for 2021: After she and her 10-year-old daughter Amelie got the coronavirus vaccine, they would visit Gueorguieva s parents in Bulgaria and maybe also travel through Asia. In the fall, Amelie would return to school for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
But when Gueorguieva, a World Bank senior economist who lives in the District of Columbia, asked her doctor when children in D.C. would be immunized, she learned that there are no vaccines yet available for kids her daughter s age, and none on the horizon.
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Second-dose disarray with vaccine mishaps
Rachel Chason, Erin Cox and Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post
Feb. 16, 2021
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Securing an appointment for a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine might feel like a victory.
But then there is round two.
Scarce supply of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines has stirred anxiety about whether the required second dose will be available. Different protocols in different jurisdictions - as well as several mishaps in recent weeks - have added to the frustration and concern in the greater Washington region.
Officials in Prince George s County are so worried about a shortage of second doses that they have held some first doses in reserve, slowing the pace of vaccinations - even though the federal government now automatically schedules its second-dose shipments. In Anne Arundel County, a data error temporarily disrupted shipments, forcing the abrupt cancellation of two second-dose clinics this month. In Harford County, a second-sh