vaccine distribution

On Monday, many more Connecticut residents will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Folks 55 and older, teachers, school staff and child care providers can start signing up for an appointment next week. “We’ll be changing the logic in our system at 6 o’clock in the morning on Monday, March 1,” said Eric Arila, Hartford Healthcare’s System director of…

Next week about 650,000 more people will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut. The next phase of eligibility in the state includes people who are ages 55+ along with school personnel. In the northeast corner of the state, providers are preparing vaccination plans for the next phase. “Because the phase is about to open to so many hundreds…

Health districts across the state are helping plan out the next phase of the vaccine rollout, which will include teachers and school staff, and those 55 and older.

Governor Ned Lamont held a conference in Waterbury days before the vaccine rollout for teachers and child care workers begins on Monday. Starting on Monday, those who work as pre-K to grade 12 school staff and teachers, and professional child care providers will also be eligible for the vaccine. This priority list includes teachers, paraeducators, custodial services, food services employees,…

Do the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the coronavirus or just hospitalizations? Will you need to get it every year? And can you get by with just one dose? These are just a few of the lingering questions we’ve heard as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country. LX News spoke to Dr. Richard Novak, chief of infectious diseases...

About 650,000 more people will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut next week. Ahead of the expanded eligibility, Governor Ned Lamont reminded people who are eligible for the vaccine right now to sign up for an appointment. He warned that it could get crowded. “Hey, folks 65 and older, speak now or forever hold your peace,” Governor Lamont…

People with underlying conditions, those considered high-risk, are no longer next to get the coronavirus vaccine. A cancer survivor and current fighter is wondering why she’s no longer a priority.

On Monday Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state would be prioritizing those eligible for the vaccine by age, meaning those at risk due to underlying conditions are no longer the next priority.

The Biden administration announced that the U.S. is releasing $4 billion, already approved by Congress, to distribute the coronavirus vaccine in poorer countries. So far, 130 countries has yet to receive any vaccine. The U.S. is also set to officially rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, the worldwide agreement that former President Trump pulled out of on his first day in...

President Joe Biden issued a President’s Day message calling on the nation to work together to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

Health officials from West Hartford and Bloomfield are launching a mobile COVID-19 vaccination service to reach people who may not be able to leave their homes to be vaccinatied.

Ledge Light Health District, which covers a portion of New London county, is working to identify and remove sign-up barriers for people who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut. “We want to make this as accessible and easy to use as possible,” said Jennifer Muggeo, the deputy director of LLHD. LLHD launched a new sign-up form this week…

The Ledge Light Health District in southeastern Connecticut is hoping to take some of the confusion and frustration out of the process to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Some hospitals around the U.S. are facing complaints about favoritism and line-jumping after their board members and donors received COVID-19 vaccinations or offers for the prized inoculations

Vernon officials have started taking its vaccination efforts on the road with a mobile vaccination unit. The trailer, accompanied by several volunteers, made its first visit Thursday at Rockville’s St. Bernard Church. Inside their church’s basement, several members of the Blessed Sacrament Parish gathered, not for worship but for vaccination. “I think it’s great. I didn’t expect it,” said...

Oregon teachers are eligible for COVID-19 shots before senior citizens after Democratic Gov. Kate Brown decided to prioritize reopening schools

More than 1,500 people received a coronavirus vaccination in East Hartford Monday, but organizers said that number could increase substantially and safely if the state had a greater vaccine supply. During a news conference at the mass vaccination site, state leaders said they’re holding out hope our new federal leaders can fast track this process and pay for it too….

Organizers working to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine are hoping the federal government steps in with more supply and support as health officials rush to vaccinate more people before a new variant of the virus becomes widespread.