2020 in Connecticut, a year no one wants to repeat UCFS registered nurse and director of nursing and infection control Nancy Holte draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe that she will use to inoculate Chief Medical Officer Ramindra Walia on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at UCFS in Norwich. Walia was the first staff member to receive the vaccine. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right, speaks to the media as Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, left, looks on, during a visit to Protein Sciences on March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company was researching a vaccine for COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)