Connecticut began vaccinations against COVID-19 in mid-December and the second phase, phase 1b, has begun. Residents 75 years of age or older can register for vaccination and will soon start essential front-line workers, people between the ages of 65 and 74, people between the ages of 16 and 64 with comorbidities and Connecticut residents and the congregated staff configuration.
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Who is in phase 1b of CT?
Phase 1b will include about 1.3 million Connecticut residents and several primary groups will be eligible for the Phase 1b vaccine, which is expected to begin this month:
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- Essential front-line workers
- Education and daycare
- First responders and public safety
- Transport
- Direct care social services
- Food and groceries
- Agricultural and agricultural
- Manufacturing
- Residents in congregated environments and staff
- Resident aged 65 to 74
- Residents aged 16 to 64 with high risk conditions
The state said the key factors in determining who will be next will be based on the risk of serious illness or death and combating health inequalities and inequalities, according to Acting Commissioner of Public Health Deirdre Gifford . Gifford said patience is required as the state deploys phase 1b.
During his press session Thursday afternoon, Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled additional details on how residents 75 and older can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
More detailed information about groups in 1b
- Healthcare providers not included in phase 1: all healthcare workers who may not have received the vaccine in phase 1a, including mortuary services, OT, PT and telehealth
- Education and daycare: People who work in schools, educational institutions, and daycare centers (e.g., teachers, daycare workers, bus drivers, librarians, before and after school program employees)
- First responders and public safety: All first aid not eligible in Phase 1, including police, fire, and correctional officers and people actively working in judicial settings (e.g., judges, testamentary workers, marshals)
- United States Postal Service employee: People working in the delivery and transportation industries, including U.S. postal services, as well as other direct delivery services such as FedEx, UPS, and couriers
- Personal transport: Public transport, taxi drivers and active drivers in cars and airlines
- Essential retail: People who work in retail stores that sell commodities for daily living (e.g., grocery store, hardware store, and pharmacy or drugstore employees)
- Food and restaurants: People working in the food and catering industry (e.g., cooks, waiters, restaurant waiters / hosts, dishwashers, fast food servers, and counters)
- Agriculture: People working in the agricultural, livestock, and fishing industries (e.g., agricultural workers, fishing, forestry, agricultural inspectors, pest control)
- Manufacturing: People who make or manufacture products for use or sale. (e.g. machine operators, metal and plastic workers, facility workers, maintenance and repair)
- Direct social and government services People who provide direct social or government services (for example, homeless shelters, supper kitchens, municipal or state social services, and religious or pastoral services in person)
- Public services of drinking water, wastewater and solid waste: People who work to protect the safety of public drinking water and wastewater systems, and who collect and transport and treat solid waste (e.g., employees of water and wastewater treatment plants, system operators and waste collectors and recyclable materials)
Who is in phase 1a of TC?
According to the state’s vaccination website, the following groups are eligible for phase 1 vaccination:
- Medical staff: All paid and unpaid people who provide services in health centers and who may be directly or indirectly exposed to patients with infectious materials.
- Long-term care center residents: Adults residing in facilities that offer a wide range of services, including medical and personal care, to people who cannot live independently.
- First responders at risk of exposure to COVID-19 through their response to medical emergencies, such as emergency medical technicians, police, and firefighters. staff.
Phase 1 does not include healthcare workers who do not come into contact with patients or infectious materials, such as telecare service providers.
Suitable for phase 1a:
- Allied doctors, nurses and healthcare providers visiting patients
- Authorized pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians working in situ in pharmacies
- Custody, dietetic, administrative and support staff working in patient care settings
- First aid (police, fire, EMS) if they actively respond to medical calls to 911 or participate in the care of COVID cases
- School nurses
- Home health care providers, home caregivers, APC
- Residents of long-term care centers
- Dentists, dental hygienists and other oral health personnel
- Laboratory staff
- Students performing clinical rotations
Eligible individuals in the Phase 1 health stage should speak with the leadership of their organization for details on how to access the vaccine.
Some health systems have established appointment scheduling sites for 1st health workers eligible for their systems, as well as for community health workers:
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More information is expected soon.
Phases of the future
Starting this summer, vaccinations against COVID-19 will be available to the general public starting this summer, depending on the state. At this time, you should expect to have access to the vaccine in the same places where you would normally be vaccinated: pharmacies, doctor’s offices, community health clinics, local health clinics, as well as through other providers.
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For all people 75 years of age or older, information on vaccine scheduling is now available on the state’s COVID vaccine website.
People aged 75 and over can make appointments. Everyone in phase 1b shouldn’t call or try to schedule an appointment yet.
Through a provider: People 75 years of age or older can schedule a provider prepared for the public distribution of the vaccine to eligible residents.
The state says more than 100 health care providers across the state offer vaccines against COVID. All locations require prior planning and registration; routes will not be allowed.
- UConn Health: Clinic locations in Farmington
- UConn Health has also launched a new COVID-19 vaccine programming line at 860-679-5589.
- Hartford Healthcare: Various locations throughout the state
- Hartford Healthcare said people can book appointments at Hartford HealthCare vaccine clinics in Wethersfield; Norwich; Shelton; and Hartford. More sites will be added.
- A hotline is created where people can ask questions about MyChart: 860-972-4993 or by email: [email protected]
- Walgreens Locations: A small number of commercial premises will have vaccine.
- Yale New Haven Health will begin vaccinating people over the age of 75 starting Wednesday, January 20th.
- Appointments will be made in order of arrival and classification. To make an appointment, visit www.ynhhs.org/covidvaccine.
- These YNHHS public vaccination sites will begin opening next week: North Haven, New London, Old Saybrook and Trumbull. A Greenwich venue will begin the week of January 25th.
- More sites will be added as they are approved.
- Trinity Health of New England schedules vaccine appointments for people 75 years of age or older at four vaccine clinics.
- Patients can schedule an appointment through the VAMS system or through their primary care provider Trinity Health.
- Patients will soon be able to schedule via MyCare.
- More information is available at TrinityHealthOfNE.org/appointment
On line: People 75 and older who have an email address and the ability to schedule an appointment online can schedule it through the online Vaccine Management Management System (VAMS).
Family members can also send information online about their loved ones.
Many providers can be accessed through the VAMS planning system, including:
- Trinity Health of New England (hospitals and other locations)
- Griffin Hospital
- Nuvance Health
- Stamford Hospital
- Bristol Hospital
- Local health departments
- Federally qualified health centers
By phone: Those who do not have access to the Internet can call Hotline for COVID vaccine appointments in Connecticut at 877-918-2224. The telephone system was created in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and United Way and is specifically aimed at providing assistance to eligible vaccine recipients who have limited access to technology or who have a language, disability, or other barriers that can prevent them. using existing self-planning options successfully. The line will answer calls Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will offer a callback option when all contact specialists are busy answering other calls. The team will aim to return calls as soon as possible, with the goal of answering the same day, but you should be prepared for it to take a few days.
A vaccine is not expected to be widely available to the general public until late summer or fall 2021.
How to know if you are eligible
Learn more about the phases and eligibility here.
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Visit the state’s main vaccination portal periodically for the latest updates.