Corona Virus Update (Not Thowing Away My Shot)

 Hospitalizations in Connecticut have plateaued around 500 (524 today)

Deaths have decreased to under 10/day.

Percent positive tests are running around 3.5% (3% today)

The highest number of positive cases are in the ages 20-60, with 20-30 leading the way.

Just over 50% of Connecticut residents age 16 and over have had at least their first vacination, and there is growing evidence that the vaccines work, not only for preventing illness and death, but also in preventing contraction and spreading of the virus. 

More and more, people are saying “Not throwing away my shot.”

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As of last Wednesday night:

 COVID-19 Vaccine Thursday Update – Apr 08

All data in this briefing note are preliminary and subject to additional verification. For more complete data visit ct.gov/covidvaccine and click on the link to COVID Vaccine Data Portal. 

 

Doses administered – Preliminary Data

Doses administered – Last 7 days			Doses administered – Cumulative
Series initiated	Series completed	Total doses	Series initiated	Series completed	Total doses
161,093	143,048	279,710	1,421,831	883,169	2,230,742

24,431 doses of J&J are included in all three categories for the last 7 days and 74,258 doses of J&J are included in all three categories for total cumulative doses. 

 

Total doses administered by age group

	At Least One Dose Administered		Fully                                   Vaccinated		Total Doses Administered
Age bracket	Doses Administered	Percentage of Age Group Covered	Doses Administered	Percentage of Age Group Covered	Doses Administered
16+	1,421,250	49%	882,960	30.14%	2,229,997
18+	1,414,549	50%	882,317	31.09%	2,222,661
35+	1,248,117	61%	791,686	38.66%	1,980,424
45+	1,117,511	69%	718,854	44.36%	1,789,043
55+	874,072	76%	633,020	55.35%	1,473,147
65+	519,680	82%	443,140	70.31%	954,839
75+	227,556	82%	204,474	73.70%	429,689

“At least one dose” includes J&J as well as first doses of Moderna and Pfizer. “Fully vaccinated” includes individuals who have received J&J or two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna.

 

State allocation and shipment volume – First doses only 

	Week 18 (arriving next week)	Week 17 (arriving next week)	Week 16 (arriving next week)
	(Apr 12 – Apr 18)	(Apr 5 – Apr 11)	(Mar 29 – Apr 4)
State Allocation	95,280	141,610	120,140
Pfizer	51,480	50,310	60,840
Moderna	37,400	37,400	35,800
Janssen (J&J)	6,400	53,900	23,500
Pharmacy Allocation*	35,850	87,790	56,890
Pfizer	17,500	19,890	31,590
Moderna	12,600	12,300	11,200
Janssen (J&J)	5,700	55,600	14,100
FQHC Allocation**	TBD	58,850	63,930
Pfizer	TBD	29,250	45,630
Moderna	TBD	16,500	11,200
Janssen (J&J)	TBD	13,100	7,100
Total	131,130	288,250	240,960

 

* Federal Pharmacy Program allocation is a projection to be confirmed by end of week (4/09).

**FQHC allocations through HRSA for week 18 are still unknown. Total allocation for week 18 will likely be higher once HRSA allocations are released end of this week.

 

Key messages & updates

• As of Wednesday night, 2,230,742 doses of vaccine had been administered. This includes 1,421,831 individuals who had initiated a series and 883,169 individuals who had completed a series. 

• Nearly half of all Connecticut residents 16+ have received at least one dose of vaccine.  

• 70% of the highest risk age cohort, those 65 and older, are now fully vaccinated

• The Vaccine Appointment Assist Line (877-918-2224) has plenty of available inventory as of today.  Please encourage people looking for an appointment to call!

• The State will begin awarding more than $33 million in federal grants to “Equity Partnerships” between local health departments, community organizations and vaccine providers to fund outreach, education and services for minority and other traditionally underserved communities as part of the State’s efforts to ensure that those communities have information and access to vaccines.

• The FEMA mobile unit will be in the state for the next two months and will go to 17 CT municipalities to administer vaccines to residents in high SVI and underserved rural communities.  The FEMA unit finished up several days in Bridgeport and will be in New Haven today and tomorrow before moving on to New Britain from the 10th to the 13th.

• A full schedule of locations and dates for the FEMA mobile unit are available at: https://portal.ct.gov/Vaccine-Portal/COVID-19-Vaccination-FEMA-Mobile-Clinic

• Both scheduled appointments and walk-ups will be available on the FEMA mobile vaccine unit.  Scheduling will vary from location to location and is not available through VAMS or VAAL.

• Griffin Hospital has deployed 10 vaccine vans capable of administering 80-100 doses of vaccine in select neighborhoods in underserved communities throughout the state.  

• Starting May 1st, Griffin will have 35 vaccine vans circulating throughout the state.

• The goal for the FEMA Mobile Unit and the Griffin Vans is to vaccinate residents in the city/neighborhood where these assets will be deployed.  Scheduling and other vaccine outreach efforts will be targeted to the people in these neighborhoods, not open to the general public from throughout the state.

• With cases rising in CT once again, and the increased presence of several variants, it is critical that residents get vaccinated and that, whether vaccinated or not, everyone continue to wear masks, social distance, and isolate and get tested if sick. Key messages & updates