Four Days Early: State Moves Vaccine Date for Ages 16+ to April 1

From the Hartford Courant, by Emily Brindley

In another acceleration of Connecticut’s coronavirus vaccination timeline, state officials announced Thursday that all residents aged 16 and older will become eligible for vaccination appointments on April 1.

The new timeline will allow Connecticut adults to begin making vaccination appointments four days earlier than expected — under the most recent iteration of the vaccine rollout, the general population was slated to become eligible on April 5.

The accelerated date will place Connecticut in the top 15 earliest states to open vaccine eligibility to all residents. The earliest, Alaska, opened eligibility in early March, according to CNN, and an additional 11 states will make that move before the end of March.

Connecticut will share an April 1 expansion date with Montana, edging ahead of five other states that are still slated to expand on April 5.