Tremendously important to get the vaccine distributed : Ridgefield starts vaccinations
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First Selectman Rudy Marconi is an advocate of mask wearing. Mosst Ridgefielders do it, he says.Macklin Reid / Hears Connecticut Media
The state’s vaccination program is currently underway, but First Selectman Rudy Marconi said it has a long way to go in terms of reaching the general public.
“We have a lot of questions that come up from people in town,” Marconi said. “And unfortunately, we just don’t have the information from the state or the federal government. We’re given ball parks relative to the timeline and that the general public will be late spring/early summer.”
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Connecticut was anticipating 98,000 vaccine doses this week between Pfizer and Moderna s vaccine candidate, but that number has been reduced to 86,000. (Shutterstock)
RIDGEFIELD, CT The town is making plans to inoculate residents with the coronavirus vaccine, First Selectman Rudy Marconi has announced. Some towns are taking a different approach, but we feel the best way to serve our community is to make sure we can meet all expectations by being prepared, Marconi said in a news release Wednesday. This means that delivery locations, vaccinators, notification systems and information on how to make appointments are all being established in advance of the rollout.
Written by Town of Ridgefield
Vaccine Updates
The town established vaccine team led by our Director of Health, Ed Briggs is well into the process of working out all logistics. Some towns are taking a different approach, but we feel the best way to serve our community is to make sure we can meet all expectations by being prepared.
This means that delivery locations, vaccinators, notification systems and information on how to make appointments are all being established in advance of the rollout.
• Connecticut is in Phase 1a of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, which includes healthcare personnel, long term care residents and first responders at risk of exposure. The State of Connecticut determines the prioritization and timeline for vaccine rollout and will inform the Ridgefield Health Department when doses will be available for each category. A small number of Ridgefield’s frontline workers and first responders have begun receiving the vaccine.