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The nearly 100 COVID infections and eight deaths at Litchfield County nursing home could...

Monthly Yearly This tiny CT town has only one place to get the COVID vaccine. So the FEMA trailer is on the way to help. Richard McCarthy, right, gets vaccinated at the FEMA trailer at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. When the state announced where the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s COVID vaccine trailer would be going during its 60 days in Connecticut, large cities such as Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven dominated the list — but tucked in the middle was North Canaan, population barely 3,200. The small town, located on the Massachusetts border in the Northwest corner of the state, w...

Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror The state launched a homebound vaccination program this week in which local health departments could be tasked with inoculating nearly 2,000 people who are physically unable to get to vaccination clinics. The homebound option was added without fanfare to the state’s website in early March, but actual vaccinations didn’t begin until this week. Residents who wish to receive a vaccine at home must fill out a one-page form asserting they are “physically unable to go to a vaccination clinic or mass vaccination site with or without assistance.” The form then asks...

By Kasturi Pananjady, Jenna Carlesso and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror For weeks, Robert Rubbo, head of the Torrington Area Health District, has been fielding calls from anxious seniors trying to schedule their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Residents began scheduling appointments for their second Moderna shot in mid-January, but there weren’t enough appointments to accommodate everyone. So Rubbo has re-routed his staff and recruited additional volunteers to nearly double the appointments in his three weekly clinics. “We were getting a lot of phone calls. People...

State urges patience as Phase 1B begins and lessons are learned to improve ease of access With a lot of people 75 and older trying to book their vaccination at the same time, the state has acknowledged that there will be hiccups. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 5:20 PM EST January 15, 2021 CONNECTICUT, USA — The state is transitioning into Phase 1B of COVID vaccinations. Already, less than 24 hours after the rollout, people are having trouble booking their appointments. You’ll hear this word a lot. "Patience!" With a lot of people 75 and older trying to book th...