HARTFORD, Conn. (WCBS 880) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced that residents will no longer need appointments at several vaccination sites across the state.
In a press release, the governor announced that sites – such as the Fairfield Health Department, Yale New Haven Health Clinic and Hartford Healthcare Clinic – will begin offering walk-in vaccinations beginning Tuesday, April 27.
“Transitioning clinics across the state to a walk-up method that do not require an appointment in advance is part of our ongoing focus to make getting vaccinated as easy as possible,” Lamont said in a statement.
He added: “If you have not yet received a vaccination, there is plenty of opportunity.”
A full list of locations with walk-up appointments is available on the state’s website. The list will be updated as more locations begin to accept walk-in appointments, according to Lamont.
Lamont’s decision to allow walk-in appointments came just days after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New Yorkers over the age of 60 will no longer need appointments at all state-run sites in the state.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has also announced that vaccination appointments are no longer required for all eligible New Yorkers at all city-run locations.
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