[CT-NFB] FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLAN TO BEGIN

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLAN TO BEGIN

CDC and Connecticut COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group's Science Subcommittee
Recommend Immediate Distribution of Vaccine

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut
COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group
<https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Communications/Disease-Preparedness/COVID-19-Vacc
ine-Advisory-Group> 's Science Subcommittee has submitted recommendations
<https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/News/20201212-Science-
Subcommittee-Recommendation-on-Pfizer-BioNTech-Vaccine.pdf>  to him that the
state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan start at the earliest
opportunity. The recommendation comes after the subcommittee reviewed all
available scientific and trial data from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), the FDA's Vaccine and Related Biological Products
Advisory Committee, clinical trial information provided by Pfizer and
BioNTech, and peer-reviewed scientific publications about the vaccine and
its clinical testing. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also voted to
recommend the vaccine for individuals over 16.

Governor Lamont accepted the subcommittee's recommendations and is ordering
the Connecticut Department of Public Health make all necessary preparations
in order for the vaccine to be received as early as Monday, distributed, and
allocated shortly thereafter to healthcare institutions and long-term care
facilities all over the state.

"This is a significant moment for our state and our country," Governor
Lamont said. "Here in Connecticut, we are incredibly proud to be able to say
that the Pfizer team in Groton helped to develop this first vaccine to fight
the coronavirus which we know will help to get our communities back to
normal. The EUA, combined with this recommendation from our Science
Subcommittee, with some of the best scientific and analytical minds in our
state, will provide light at the end of the tunnel for our state to emerge
from the pandemic. I take these recommendations seriously, and I thank
everyone involved with our advisory group for their hard work and dedication
to this important cause."

"We found that the process of developing, reviewing, and authorizing the
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was rigorous, transparent, and scientifically
sound," the co-chairs of the Science Subcommittee - Jason Schwartz Ph.D.
from Yale and David Banach, M.D., MPH from UConn - wrote in their
recommendations to the governor. "The subcommittee has full confidence in
the integrity of the FDA review and authorization process for this vaccine
and the quality of the work performed by FDA scientists, reviewers, and
advisory committee members."

The co-chairs of the Connecticut COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group - Public
Health Acting Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford and Trinity Health President
Dr. Reginald Eadie - said of the recommendation, "During a trying year for
our state, this recommendation is an important step toward our community
having the ability to fight COVID-19 and return our society and institutions
to normal. This was a rigorous, time-intensive process meant to understand
the science behind the development of the vaccine, and provide confidence to
Connecticut residents that our entire advisory group was working to make the
best recommendations in the interests of public health."

Connecticut placed its first order for 31,200 vaccines on Friday, December
4, and the state anticipates delivery to hospitals starting as soon as
Monday, December 14. Long-term care facilities across Connecticut have
agreements with either Walgreens or CVS for vaccine administration, and
distribution is expected to begin Monday, December 21.

The members of the Connecticut COVID-19 Advisory Group's Science
Subcommittee include:

*	Roxy Kozyckyj, (Healthcare Distribution Alliance)
*	Jody Terranova (American Academy of Pediatrics)
*	Danyal Ibrahim (Trinity Health)
*	David Banach (UConn Health)
*	Jack Ross (Connecticut Infectious Disease Society)
*	Albert Ko (Yale School of Public Health)
*	Jim Hadler (Yale School of Medicine)
*	Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo (Trinity Health)
*	Keith Grant (Hartford HealthCare)
*	Richard Martinello (Yale New Haven Health)
*	State Representative William Petit (Connecticut House of
Representatives)

**Download: Recommendations from the Science Subcommittee of Connecticut
<https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/News/20201212-Science-
Subcommittee-Recommendation-on-Pfizer-BioNTech-Vaccine.pdf> 's COVID-19
Advisory Group on emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine

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For Immediate Release: December 13, 2020
Contact: David Bednarz

David.Bednarz at ct.gov <mailto:David.Bednarz at ct.gov> 
860-770-9792 (cell)

www.ct.gov/governor <http://www.ct.gov/governor> 

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