Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday afternoon that Connecticut’s hospital officials have agreed on five conditions that will qualify people for “accelerated access” to COVID-19 vaccinations, once vaccinations open to all residents on Thursday.
The list does not include a number of conditions that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed high-risk, such as obesity, smoking, pregnancy and heart conditions.
Based on the five-condition list, about 10,000 people in Connecticut will be eligible for “accelerated access,” according to the state’s chief operating officer Josh Geballe.
“These were the conditions that the chief medical officers at the hospitals felt were most worthy of prioritization,” Geballe said.