<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Maryanne Melley<div>President </div><div>National Federation of</div><div>the Blind of Connecticut </div><div><br></div><div>“Live the life you want”</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman@ct.gov><br><b>Date:</b> September 25, 2020 at 8:46:13 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Sullivan, Kathleen <Kathleen.Sullivan@ct.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:32 PM<br>
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Subject: FW: GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GOVERNOR LAMONT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CONNECTICUT’S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Latest Data as of 5:00PM on Thursday, September 24, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor
Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data updates on testing in Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases, deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note that these
newly reported updates include data that occurred over the last several days to a week. All data in this report are preliminary, and data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Statewide Total</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(includes confirmed and probable cases)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Change Since Yesterday</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19 Cases<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">56,472<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+157<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4,499<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">72<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19 PCR Tests Reported<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,503,114<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+15,562<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">County-by-county breakdown:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">COVID-19 Cases</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">COVID-19 Hospitalizations</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19,178<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Litchfield County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,763<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">93<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">120<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Middlesex County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,495<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">69<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">154<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">39<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Haven County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13,816<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">503<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">958<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">157<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New London County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,756<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">74<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">86<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tolland County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1,221<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">113<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">52<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Windham County<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">937<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pending address validation<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">126<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">54,113<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2,359<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3,603<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">896<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">72<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For several additional graphs and tables containing more data, including a list of cases in every municipality, visit
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C9613e4344c194613d10708d860cf9ca6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=mNRzc3Omff9rv29c1Tt%2B1C3xxOY%2BQ1FKklyC2fu2UyU%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a> and click the link that is labeled, “COVID-19 Data Tracker.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Public Health announces start of influenza vaccination clinics in Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Connecticut Department of Public Health is announcing today the state of influenza vaccination clinics in Connecticut for the coming flu
season and is encouraging people in the state to get vaccinated for the flu as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is coupled with a message from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that residents “mask up, lather up and sleeve up” this fall.
Wearing a mask, cleaning hands often, and getting a flu shot early are key to staying protected from the flu and COVID-19 in the coming months. Flu vaccination contains no direct protection against COVID-19, but can significantly lessen flu symptoms. Severe
influenza illness can leave the immune system vulnerable to dangerous viral infections such as COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“While it is not certain what will happen in the fall and winter, CDC believes it’s likely that flu viruses and the virus that causes COVID-19
will both be spreading,” Acting Public Health Commissioner Dr. Deidre S. Gifford said. “In this context, getting a flu vaccine as early as possible will be more important than ever. Additionally, we don’t want to overload the healthcare system if there is
a surge of both influenza and COVID-19 at the same time.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Public Health strongly encourages all Connecticut residents to make plans to get a flu vaccine before flu viruses begin spreading
in communities. The CDC recommends that both adults and children get vaccinated against influenza. It is also important to vaccinate children as part of keeping schools safe and healthy and preventing spread of flu to adults. It takes about two weeks after
vaccination to develop protection in the body against the flu.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For a listing of local health department clinics,
<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Immunizations/CT-Flu-Vaccination-Clinics">click here</a>. If the local health department in your area does not have flu vaccine, check with health care providers or pharmacies to see if the flu vaccine is available. To find
a nearby pharmacy, visit the HealthMap Vaccine Finder at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaccinefinder.org%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C9613e4344c194613d10708d860cf9ca6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=Z6aLQ%2FC5qnZGaJgDWXPjzA9qTbYiozIexLKQwRHcRbY%3D&reserved=0">
vaccinefinder.org</a> or visit Medfinder at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedfinder.org%2F&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C9613e4344c194613d10708d860cf9ca6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=EIeThELtgy0UlEvzpsJNbzjY1oK1UG1YbJemKt8UFwQ%3D&reserved=0">
medfinder.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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and 79 flu-associated deaths, including one pediatric death. Every flu season is different, and influenza can affect people differently. Each year in the U.S., millions of people get sick from the flu, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized, and
thousands of people die from influenza or influenza related causes. An annual flu vaccine is the best way to help protect against influenza disease.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fct.gov%2Fcoronavirus&data=01%7C01%7CKathleen.Sullivan%40ct.gov%7C9613e4344c194613d10708d860cf9ca6%7C118b7cfaa3dd48b9b02631ff69bb738b%7C0&sdata=mNRzc3Omff9rv29c1Tt%2B1C3xxOY%2BQ1FKklyC2fu2UyU%3D&reserved=0">
ct.gov/coronavirus</a>. Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is out-of-state or requires a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. This is intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions
related to COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Contact: David Bednarz<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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860-770-9792 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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