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The state could be among the first in the nation to receive doses for nursing home residents. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 4:39 PM EST December 15, 2020 CONNECTICUT, USA — The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine brought a lot of hope, but it also brought some confusion for the nursing homes. Both nursing home staff and residents fall under Phase 1-a of the state's vaccine rollout plan. So, when hospital workers were getting injected Monday many people thought the nursing homes would be too. Despite being part of the same phase, the hospitals and long-term care fac...

CT doctors applaud the COVID-19 vaccine but still recommend masks and social distancing The batch of nearly 2,000 doses made by Pfizer was sent to Hartford Hospital and this came after nine months of developing the vaccine. Author: Carmen Chau Updated: 5:16 PM EST December 14, 2020 HARTFORD, Conn — The first COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday morning in Connecticut and was administered to 15 Hartford Healthcare frontline workers.  While the news comes as a relief for many, doctors said we still have a long way to go.  "This is a historic moment," said Hartford...