Standing Together Against COVID-19 Essential updates for 02.25.21

COVID-19 Vaccine Information Currently Eligibility Details per CT DPH: Eligible beginning March 1st: Educators and Child Care Providers: Pre-K-12 Teachers, paraprofessionals, custodial staff, food service providers, school bus drivers, childcare providers, and in-school administrative staff. It does not include individuals who are not required to work on-site in a school. Individuals 55 and Older: Residents and employees within the State of CT who are 55+ Stay up to date with all phase information at https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccination---Phases

Governor Lamont Announces CT will Continue Age-Based Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Governor Ned Lamont announced the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine, explaining that other previously considered scenarios proved overly complex and confusing, would potentially exacerbate inequities in vaccine distribution, and slow down the process of providing it to Connecticut residents. To provide clarity and predictability, below is a planned schedule for age-based eligibility for the next several months. March 1, 2021: Expands to age group 55 to 64 March 22, 2021: Expands to age group 45 to 54 April 12, 2021: Expands to age group 35 to 44 May 3, 2021: Expands to age group 16 to 34 Read the full press release here.

Telemedicine (Note: This excel sheet is a large file and updated regularly. It may be helpful to download and save the file to your desktop for quick access.) Our updated excel sheet carefully with telemedicine billing codes and coverage guidelines is always available on our COVID-19 web page. *This document was last updated on February 25 , 2021

Weekly CDC and DPH Update Please see today's summary from the CDC and DPH here.

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COVID-19 resources and links Easy access to the websites you need the most during the COVID-19 Pandemic. CMG COVID-19 Web Page State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health U.S. Food and Drug Administration