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Bristol Health is teaming up with ESPN to hold a new drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic. The clinic will be held at ESPN’s North Campus in Bristol starting Monday. The new partnership between Bristol Health, the Bristol-Burlington Health District and ESPN is forming in an effort to vaccinate more people, according to Bristol Health. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines...

Bristol Health is teaming up with ESPN to hold a new drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

Now that all Connecticut residents 16 and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the state is focusing on equity and thinking about what the next steps will be once demand is finally met.

UConn Health is partnering with UConn Storrs to host a mass vaccination clinic for the general public.

Equity in the vaccine rollout is one of the goals for the Community Health Center. The health care system along with the New Haven-based art showcase center, NXTHVN, partnered together to offer 100 COVID-19 vaccines to the public.

For the last couple of months, Vernon’s senior center has transformed into a full-size vaccination clinic equipped to provide more than 1,000 shots a day. On Friday, more than 400,000 people within the state became eligible to start getting their COVID-19 vaccines. The news comes after Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state would be accelerating the timeline in which…

Connecticut has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines for people 45 years old and up.

CVS is adding 11 locations for COVID-19 vaccines in Connecticut. The major pharmacy plans to start administering shots as early as Sunday, March 14. Appointments to get vaccinated became available early on Saturday as more locations receive shipments of doses. Vaccines will be available for those 55 and older, K-12 teachers and staff, childcare workers and those who meet the…

Saturday marked the first time eligible patients could begin receiving Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine at Mohegan Sun. For the last couple of weeks, patients have been coming to Mohegan Sun to get their shots. The mass vaccination clinic is by appointment only and only available to Connecticut residents. At least 960 patients signed up for an appointment prior…

The emergency authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means that there are now three COVID-19 vaccines in circulation. And the J&J shot differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some important ways that may make it a game changer. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain.

The Board of Education voted Thursday to place the superintendent of Region 14 schools under paid administrative leave amid an investigation into a controversial vaccine clinic. People in Bethlehem and Woodbury are angry that a vaccination clinic, which they believed was supposed to prioritize teachers, may have allowed others to be vaccinated first. Dr. Joe Olzacki is actively being investigated…

With many people off work for the holidays, lines were long at local vaccination sites.

Vernon’s mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic is expanding its capacity to get more shots into arms. It’s the latest effort by state and local health leaders to get closer to herd immunity.

Vernon’s mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic is expanding its capacity to get more shots into arms. It’s the latest effort by state and local health leaders to get closer to herd immunity. The clinic vaccinated more than 460 individuals on Saturday and health leaders said that they’re ready to vaccinate more patients as long as they have the supply. “We’re...

People in Bethlehem and Woodbury are angry that a vaccination clinic, which they believed was supposed to prioritize teachers, may have allowed others to be vaccinated first. And now, the superintendent of Region 14 schools is being asked for his resignation. Dr. Joe Olzacki is being investigated for his role in supposedly allowing administrators, central office employees, Board of Education…

People in Bethlehem and Woodbury are angry that a vaccine clinic, which they believed was supposed to prioritize teachers, allowed others to be vaccinated before them. And now, the superintendent of Region 14 schools is being asked to resign.

As the state works to get eligible patients vaccinated, different towns like Vernon are stepping up to make the process easier for those eligible to receive their COVID-19 shots. The race to administer the COVID-19 vaccine was on inside the Vernon Senior Center on Saturday morning. Raymond Kuciska said time was of the essence after not knowing when he or…

From tents to trailers to traffic cones, parts of Post University in Waterbury have been transformed into a mass vaccination site. “It’s a pretty significant undertaking. The logistics are mind-boggling,” said John Hopkins, Post University CEO and president. Starting Monday, school staff are helping with logistics as nurses from Waterbury Health administer the COVID-19 vaccine. “I don’t know as...