(Updated) Any Connecticut resident who is 65 or older can now schedule an appointment to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday that the state has asked participating healthcare providers to start scheduling vaccination appointments for residents between 65 and 74 as early as Thursday. The state remains in Phase 1b of the governor’s vaccination rollout plan.
Update: On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Justin Elicker announced by email that the city Health Department and Yale New Haven Health are now taking appointment for residents aged 65 and up. To schedule an appointment with the city, call (203) 639‑2245 or register here or call 1 – 877-918‑2224. To schedule an appointment with YNHH, register here.
Residents who are over 75 and Phase 1a-eligible healthcare workers and emergency first responders who have not yet been vaccinated can still sign up to get shots, as well.
In separate Monday afternoon emails sent out to their constituents, Downtown Alder Abby Roth and Prospect Hill/Newhallville Alder Steve Winter included a list of different ways for eligible Connecticut residents — including those 65 and older — to sign up to get a shot. Below is an amended version of that list as laid out by those two alders.
Please note that eligible residents have to make an appointment in advance before getting vaccinated at a participating hospital or clinic. And, if you go to a hospital or clinic scheduling website and no appointments are available, go back to that site later to see if new appointments have opened up. Participating providers are opening up appointments based on available supply of vaccine.
• VAMS online system: VAMS is the Vaccine Administration Management System and can be used to schedule appointments at multiple clinics across the State. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• Call Connecticut’s COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Assist Line: Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine appointment assist line is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week. To make an appointment, call 877 – 918-2224.
• Yale New Haven Health: Yale New Haven Hospital has multiple locations throughout the state, including large clinics in the New Haven area. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• New Haven Health Department: Call 203 – 639-2245 or register here to make a vaccination appointment with the city Health Department, which has a vaccination clinic at 54 Meadow St. and which co-runs a clinic with Yale New Haven Health at the Floyd Little Athletic Center next to Hillhouse High School.
• Fair Haven Community Health Care: Appointments are available Monday through Friday at 374 Grand Ave. To make an appointment, email [email protected] with your name, date of birth, and phone number. Or you can call 203 – 871-4179.
• Cornell Scott Community Health Center: Call 203 – 503-3000.
• Hartford HealthCare: Hartford HealthCare has multiple locations throughout the state, including large clinics in the Hartford area. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• Stamford Health: Stamford Health is operating a clinic seven days per week at Stamford Hospital. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• Walgreens is currently offering the vaccine at 12 different locations and will soon be adding many more across the state. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• CVS is currently offering the vaccine in four locations (Colchester, Putnam, Waterford, and Windsor Locks) and will be expanding to 12 more locations in the next week. To make an appointment using this system, click here.
• Walmart will be offering the vaccine at seven locations across the state (Hartford, New Haven, North Windham, Norwalk, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Haven). To make an appointment using this system, click here.
FYI: Those who are ages 65-74 can already schedule appointments through Yale-NH and the city of New Haven is accepting phone appointments from people ages 65-74 for their 54 Meadow Street site for immediate appointments. You don't have to wait until Thursday.