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Teachers and other school workers still to be prioritized Gov. Ned Lamont looks at a syringe that Patrice Marriott, registered nurse at Trinity Health of New England, holds before giving him the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the First Cathedral church in Bloomfield this month. (Yehyun Kim, CTMirror.org) Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he is throwing out the state’s current playbook for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout – which had prioritized people with underlying medical conditions and certain types of workers, such as grocery store and agricultural employees – and is shifting to a sys...

Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he is throwing out the state’s current playbook for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout – which had prioritized people with underlying medical conditions and certain types of workers, such as grocery store and agricultural employees – and is shifting to a system that is strictly age-based, with the next round of shots open to people who are 55 to 64 beginning March 1. The announcement came just as the state was supposed to open up the next round of vaccines to “essential workers” such as teachers and other school staff, grocery s...