HARTFORD/LYME/OLD LYME — All Connecticut residents aged 16 and older will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 1, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday, lowering the eligibility threshold four days sooner than previously scheduled.
Lamont had planned to allow all adults to make appointments as of April 5. During a press briefing, he said the timeline was accelerated as a result of increased vaccine allocations from the federal government and signs that demand was beginning to slow among the currently-eligible age groups.
“Starting April 1, in one week, everybody will be able to make that appointment,” Lamont said. The governor and other officials urged patience in the first few days of new eligibility. “Again, it’s going to be a rush at the gate.”
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