Lamont: CT Army National Guard setting up field hospitals for COVID tests, vaccines FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Ned Lamont was the main speaker at Wednesday afternoon’s Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce virtual meeting. Here, the governor is seen outside Middletown City Hall during a mid-September visit.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media MIDDLETOWN — The governor touted this week’s long-anticipated roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut and spoke about how the pandemic has hit the state budget during a virtual visit with an annual Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce gathering Wednesday. “I think this is not the last pandemic most of us will see in our lifetimes,” Lamont said.