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The Path Back To Normal: Majority of ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ Residents Get COVID Vaccine

FEMA launched a mobile vaccine unit at the Beardsley Zoo in March 2021 to bring more COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable communities. Health care workers administer vaccines.
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FEMA launched a mobile vaccine unit at the Beardsley Zoo in March 2021 to bring more COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable communities. Health care workers administer vaccines.

More than in ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. And on Monday, the FDA under its Emergency Use Authorization. This will expand the pool of residents eligible to be vaccinated to an even younger cohort--starting later this week.

But as more workers come back to in-person offices, can employers mandate the vaccine for workers? This hour, we talk to an employment law expert.

First, we hear from ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ's Acting Public Health Commissioner Deidre Gifford about the state's vaccine program and more. What questions do you have?

GUESTS:

  • Deidre Gifford - Acting Commissioner of the ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ Department of Public Health (DPH), and Commissioner of the Department of Social Services (DSS)
  • Daniel Schwartz- partner at Shipman and Goodwin, LLP. He practices employment law for both large and small companies. He is also the author of the

Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Lucy leads ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
Carmen Baskauf was a producer for ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

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