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COVID-19: Walmart In Fairfield County Offers Vaccine COVID-19: Walmart In Fairfield County Offers Vaccine
Covid-19: Walmart In Fairfield County Offers Vaccine A Fairfield County Walmart location will soon begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations to those eligible to receive the first dosage of the much sought after vaccine. Walmart on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk is one of seven Walmarts in the state that will be offering the vaccine to those eligible under Connecticut’s “Phase 1B,” which includes anyone over the age of 65. Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine now includes healthcare workers, residents and employees in long-term care facilities, first responders, essential workers, and Connecticut residents over the age of 65 as of Thursday, Feb…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: CT State Loosens Restrictions On Who's Eligible For Vaccine COVID-19: CT State Loosens Restrictions On Who's Eligible For Vaccine
Covid-19: CT State Loosens Restrictions On Who's Eligible For Vaccine Following the lead of the CDC, Connecticut will be adjusting its vaccination rollout to include new groups that are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Health officials in Connecticut announced that beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 12, anyone over the age of 65 will be included in “phase 1B” of the state's COVID-19 vaccination program. Previously, only healthcare workers, nursing home residents and employees, first responders, corrections officers, teachers, transit workers, and the general population over the age of 75. The move comes as the CDC loosened its advised guidance on the ro…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: CT Is No. 1 In Northeast For Vaccine Distribution Rate, Lamont Says COVID-19: CT Is No. 1 In Northeast For Vaccine Distribution Rate, Lamont Says
Covid-19: CT Is No. 1 In Northeast For Vaccine Distribution Rate, Lamont Says Connecticut is still leading the way in the Northeast in the footrace to get first responders vaccinated for COVID-19, doing so at one of the quickest rates in the nation. During his 120th COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Dec. 30, Lamont said that the state has already administered 54,727 doses of the vaccine, the most in the northeast and sixth-most in the entire country. Lamont said that by the end of next week, the state hopes to have completed its first round of administering “Phase 1A” doses, which are earmarked for employees and residents at Connecticut nursing homes. The governor not…

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by Zak Failla