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Gov. Ned Lamont announced a significant shift in his vaccine rollout plan Monday, moving forward with vaccinations by age group rather than prioritizing people based on underlying health conditions or frontline occupations. “I’m going to focus on the old business motto, KISS: Keep it simple, stupid,” he said of the new plan, which he and his administration argued would mean a faster rate of vaccination statewide.

SB 678 is a bill introduced in January in the state legislature to mandate that Connecticut schools offer courses on Asian American history. Prominent members of the Asian American community praised the bill as necessary, especially with reports of a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

With Connecticut school staff members and child care workers of all ages allowed to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines as soon as Monday, here’s a look at exactly who will be eligible, how vaccine distribution plans may vary by community and potential complications that could slow down the vaccination process.

Connecticut will continue to offer vaccinations for COVID-19 based on age.

This is the story of two neighboring Hartford suburbs and how they came, throughout the 20th century, to represent an example of America’s persistent racial segregation.