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Though thousands of New Canaanites are being tested and vaccinated at clinics that are filling to capacity and receiving high praise for their efficiency and effectiveness, health officials are urging residents to be cautious amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Even on the high side, some of the vaccines now being administered to town residents are perhaps 95% effective and “it’s still 5%” outside of that protection, according to Dr. Harrison Pierce, chair of the Health & Human Services Commission. “We have had three or four people locally who have been vaccinated and have gotten the disease, or at least tested positive,” Pierce said during the Commission’s regular meeting, held Thursday via videoconference. ....
[Note: This article has been updated to say the state is discussing prioritizing vaccinations for 65- to 74-year-olds next.] New Canaan is seeing new positive cases of COVID-19 virus trend down week-by-week, Health Director Jenn Eielson said Thursday, and the state recently doubled the number of vaccinations made available to the town. The town saw a “sustained high” in cases starting in early November, and that’s been changing recently, “so this is good progress,” Eielson told members of the Health & Human Services Commission during their regular meeting, held via videoconference. “But we knew that was going to happen with the holidays and gatherings,” she said. “So this is good news.” ....
New Canaan Community Foundation thanks residents for generosity Lauren Patterson FacebookTwitterEmail The President, and the Chief Executive Officer of the New Canaan Communtiy Foundation in the town shows gratitude in this letter to the residents of the town for their generosity amid the coronavirus pandemic, gives information about the non-profit organization’s work last year, and details about its annual meeting on Wednesday, February, 3, 2021, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., via the Zoom application.Contributed photo To the Editor: I write on behalf of the New Canaan Community Foundation to thank our town’s residents for their generosity and the spirit in which we enter the New Year. ....
COVID Vaccine Appointments for New Canaan Seniors Written by Town of New Canaan New Canaan has posted information regarding the COVID Vaccine Schedule. Click on this link: Information About COVID.pdf (newcanaan.info). The fourth paragraph allows you to access the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) by “clicking here”. This will take you to the following link: Online VAMS Enrollment (ct.gov) which allows you to begin the registration process to receive the vaccine. When asked about your occupation, click on the first choice “I am eligible because I am 75 or older”. It may change to 65 or older!! After you register, you are told to wait for 2 confirmation emails. It may take more than 24 hours. The emails will come at different times. One is the password to successfully get onto the link, which is in the other email. ....