Effort to expand vaccine access continues in Meriden amid challenges A special report by Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff, July 02, 2021 Effort to expand vaccine access continues in Meriden amid challenges Effort to expand vaccine access continues in Meriden amid challenges July 02, 2021 06:38PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN â City health officials have zeroed in on Meridenâs most socially vulnerable neighborhoods and residents as their push to deliver more COVID-19 vaccines into peopleâs arms continues amid slowed public demand. More than 56% of all COVID-19 vaccine-eligible residents in Meriden have now received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to state health data.Â