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Coronavirus Update- Vaccine Changes/Update, Small Business Assistance, Shop Local Winners & Case Data

Posted on: December 21, 2020 - 6:09pm

December 21st-The CDC issued new guidance for vaccine distribution.  Phase 1 has been expanded into three phases, Phase 1.a, Phase 1.b. and Phase 1.c.  Those qualified under Phase 1.a., which is occurring now, did not change. Phase 1.b. was reduced to include frontline essential workers and those aged 75 and up.  The new Phase 1.c. included other essential workers, those aged 65 and up and those aged 16-64 with high-risk medical conditions.  Governor Lamont indicated Connecticut is expected to generally follow the CDC guidance. 

Today, the Governor announced 7,761 doses of the vaccine have been administered. Shipments with 63,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 24,375 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are expected to be received in Connecticut throughout this week.  That means a two-week total of 118,875 vaccines or 56% of the doses expected to be adminstered during Phase 1.a.  The total is 6,125 short of the earlier estimate of 125,000 vaccines over the two-week period. Federal officials announced their preliminary estimates for the Pfizer vaccine shipments were overstated.  

The CDC released a web-based Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) to assist local public health agencies, medical providers and others vaccine administrators that traditionally did not have vaccination management software. The system supports vaccine planning and administration.  Both the Wilton Health Department and Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County have signed up for the system. 

Today, the Governor announced $35 million in business recovery grants.  The program is meant to target the hardest hit small to mid-size businesses.  Approximately 1,500 to 2,000 businesses can expect to receive grants of $10,000 to $30,000 prior to the end of the year.  Businesses are not required to submit an application. The DECD will determine the businesses to receive the grants. The smallest businesses, which received assistance in October through that $50 million small business program, will not be eligible for these grants. Look for forthcoming details from the DECD.  

Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., the Wilton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a  Zoom webinar with Congressman Jim Himes to discuss small business relief within the COVID-19 relief package.  The information to join the webinar is as follows:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89881057224?pwd=MFBibnBiZ2JGZE1mTjNVZmJrUGplZz09

Webinar ID: 898 8105 7224, Passcode: 509950

Congratulations to last week’s winners of Shop Local, Win Local, Karen Earls, Anne Irish, Lara Kellish and Colleen Moisio.  Jackie, from my office, will be in contact.  Please join this week’s and the following week’s Eat Local, Win Local contest to support our local restaurants.

The following is data, as of 8:30 p.m. last night, from today’s CT DPH report versus Friday’s December 18th report:

  • Wilton:  10 new cases reported. 571 cases YTD.  
  • Statewide:  4,595 new cases.  5.18% of the 88,731 new tests reported were positive.  167,377 cases YTD.
  • Fairfield County:  1,103 new cases.  51,717 cases YTD.
  • Hospitalized Patients:  Statewide, 1,143 with a 24-net patient decrease. Fairfield County, 285 with a 5-net patient increase.
  • Deaths:  Statewide, 5,676 with 95 new deaths.  Fairfield County, 1,647 with 19 new deaths.  Wilton, 45, with no new deaths.  

Growth in cases has decreased versus the post-Thanksgiving surge. Please be careful over Christmas. 

The following chart shows the distribution of known cases by age for the previous 7-day periods and the current 7-day period.  Ages for known cases since Friday ranged from 15 to 96.

 

Wilton

Dec 15 to

Dec 8 to

Dec 1 to 

Nov 24 to

Nov 17 to 

Ages

Population

Dec 21st

Dec 14th

Dec 7th

Nov 30th

Nov 23rd 

0 to 4

5%

0%

3%

7%

0%

2%

5 to 14

18%

4%

3%

15%

0%

12%

15 to 24

13%

17%

21%

24%

32%

22%

25 to 44

16%

30%

10%

15%

23%

20%

45 to 65

32%

39%

55%

33%

45%

36%

65+

16%

9%

7%

7%

0%

8%

Please, behave as if you have the virus and as if those around you do as well.

5 W’s

  • Watch your distance
  • Wear a mask/face covering when you can’t maintain 6 feet of distance whether indoors or outside
  • Walk, run or bike to the right in single file when passing another person on the NRVT, sidewalks and trails
  • Wait to host indoor gatherings
  • Wash your hands

If you have a question, please email me at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman