Dan Haar: COVID Vaccine Village comes to life on an East Hartford runway FacebookTwitterEmail 1of20 Community Health Center Inc. opened the state s first and largest large-scale outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 on a runway at the long retired Pratt & Whitney airport at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Pictured are Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, explaining the vaccine to the first patient, Barbara Keyes of Somers.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less 2of20 Community Health Center Inc. opened the state s first and largest large-scale outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 on a runway at the long retired Pratt & Whitney airport at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Pictured are Natalie Bycenski, left, the CHC infection control chair, and Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, administering the vaccine to a patient on line at the runway Vaccine Village, with the Rentschler Field fotball stadium in the background; also the vehicle lines with an electronic instruction sign; also Mary Blankson, the CHC chief nursing officer, explaining the vaccine to the first patient, Barbara Keyes of Somers.Dan Haar/ Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
COVID testing expands in region FacebookTwitterEmail CIC Health, a subsidiary of Cambridge Innovation Center in Massachusetts, has opened three new COVID testing sites, including one at Seaside Park in Bridgeport.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media A Massachusetts company is partnering with the State of Connecticut to provide free COVID-19 testing at three new sites in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. CIC Health, a subsidiary of Cambridge Innovation Center, announced Tuesday that it was adding the sites and has plans to add more in the near future. “This expansion of Connecticut’s statewide community testing program comes at a crucial time as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, amplifying the need for more affordable, accessible and efficient testing services,” read a release from CIC.