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In ‘unintentional’ misstep, Connecticut’s advisory group held closed-door meeting on coronavirus vaccine distribution

After lawmakers and public information advocates decried the opacity of Gov. Ned Lamont’s Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, the governor’s administration pledged to flip the script with its COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group.

But despite the governor’s promise of open meetings, the vaccine advisory group’s transparency took a detour in early December, when the group’s Allocations Subcommittee held a closed-door meeting.

Av Harris, spokesperson for the state Department of Public Health, said that the private nature of the Dec. 2 meeting was “unintentional.”

Colleen Teevan of Hartford Hospital prepares one of Connecticut's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday.
Colleen Teevan of Hartford Hospital prepares one of Connecticut's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday.