By Paul Hughes, Republican-American Griffin Hospital nurse Cary Carpino administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Andrew Bertola of Beacon Falls on Feb. 11 during a vaccination clinic run by Beacon Falls and Griffin Hospital at the Beacon Falls Senior Center. Clinic workers administered 25 vaccine doses during the clinic and residents will return March 11 to receive their second dose. –ANDREAS YILMA HARTFORD — In a change of vaccination strategy, Gov. Ned Lamont has decided to follow an age-based approach for administering COVID-19 vaccines to the remainder of the state’s population willing to get the shot. The state vaccination program will open up to people ages 55 to 64 on March 1 under a tentative schedule that was released Monday. The schedule progresses to ages 45 to 54 on March 22, ages 35 to 44 on April 12 and ages 16 to 64 on May 3.