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As COVID cases drop, Middletown focuses on vaccinating hard-to-reach residents FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A Norwalk Health Department public health nurse draws up a vaccine for volunteers at the city’s bed-bound vaccination program May 12.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Kevin Elak is acting health director in Middletown.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 MIDDLETOWN Middlesex County’s COVID-19 cases are now at the lowest level over the last seven months, according to data provided by the acting health director. Acting Health Director Kevin Elak expects to see the city return to seven cases per 100,000 people when data is released by the state Thursday, downgrading the rate of coronavirus infections to yellow, which is less than 10 per 100,000. ....
Middletown church to give COVID vaccines for ages 12 to adult Press Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Cross Street AME Zion Church, 440 West St., Middletown, will be offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those who need their first or second shots Wednesday.Contributed photo / Cross Street AME Zion Church MIDDLETOWN Cross Street AME Zion Church, 440 West St., will be offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those who need their first or second shots Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Children 12 and older will be inoculated from 5 to 8 p.m. Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines will be given out. Photo ID is required, people must wear masks, loose-fitting clothes and youth 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent and have an appointment. ....