More Info On Coronavirus Vaccinations Coming Soon: Camillo

Greenwich CT

15 January, 2021

1:56 PM

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GREENWICH, CT — First Selectman Fred Camillo said Thursday the town has started its planning for administering the coronavirus vaccinations to qualifying residents and more information would soon be released. During a Board of Selectmen meeting, Camillo said the town will utilize at least two venues in town to administer the vaccine to residents when the time comes, one on the eastern side of town and one on the western side. "We'll be getting all that information out to people," Camillo said, "because we're getting lots of calls on it." (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.) Camillo said he and other town officials met Wednesday with Greenwich Hospital's board of health and other department heads to discuss vaccination plans. "We heard yesterday that all our police men and women can give that vaccination too," Camillo said, "so if we have to ramp it up, we certainly have that capability." As of Thursday, Greenwich Hospital staff has administered over 1,900 vaccinations to staff and community medical staff in accordance with state guidelines, Camillo said. "We have over 11,000 people here in town over the age of 65," Camillo said, "so we really have our work cut out for us." See also: Number Of Coronavirus Patients Decreases At Greenwich Hospital As of this week, the hospital has 27 patients in-house that have tested positive for the virus and has discharged a total of 1,010 coronavirus patients since the spring, Camillo said. During a press update Wednesday afternoon, Dana Marnane, the hospital's vice president of public relations, spoke positively about the numbers reported this week. "We are definitely seeing a flattening of that curve and starting to see a little downward trend," Marnane said. "So it's starting to feel a little hopeful." Camillo said there are currently 180 active cases of the virus in town. "That's down 55 [active cases] from last week," Camillo said, "so we're seeing some positive signs already, which was hoped for around this time. We're getting past that two-week period [after] the holidays, so that's all good." The town has seen a total of 2,905 positive cases of the virus thus far, and 75 residents have died as a result of the virus, Camillo said.