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10/22/2021
Governor Lamont Provides Update on Executive Branch State Employee Compliance With COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today released updated data regarding compliance with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements among agencies in the State of Connecticut executive branch.
Overall compliance remains high with 95% of employees fully vaccinated or current in their weekly testing. When including those who are temporarily out of compliance due to incomplete or late testing result submissions and are in the process of becoming compliant, that percentage increases to 99%.
The overall vaccination rate is currently 80.8%. That is an increase from the most recent update on October 7, when the overall vaccination rate was 78.5%.
Among employees who have chosen not to comply:
- 22 have been separated from their employment;
- 29 have been placed on unpaid leave; and
- 70 are in the process of being placed on unpaid leave due to their ongoing non-compliant status.
(NOTE: The previously reported number of 28 employees separated from their employment incorrectly included 6 who were separated for reasons other than non-compliance with the vaccination and testing requirements. The correct number of employees separated for non-compliance is 22.)
TABLE 1: Current agency-specific data on vaccination, testing, and non-compliance rates among those who have the option to vaccinate or test.
|
Agency |
Total Employees |
Fully Vaccinated |
% Fully Vaccinated |
Testing |
% Testing |
Non-Compliant |
% Non-Compliant |
|
Dept of Correction |
5400 |
3343 |
62% |
1574 |
29% |
483 |
9% |
|
Dept of Mental Health/Addiction Svcs |
3050 |
2633 |
86% |
274 |
9% |
143 |
5% |
|
Dept of Transportation |
2887 |
2336 |
81% |
440 |
15% |
111 |
4% |
|
Dept of Children and Family |
2802 |
2368 |
85% |
331 |
12% |
103 |
4% |
|
Dept of Developmental Services |
2357 |
1966 |
83% |
288 |
12% |
103 |
4% |
|
Combined: Dept of Education / CT Tech Education & Career System |
2105 |
1797 |
85% |
169 |
8% |
139 |
7% |
|
Dept of Social Services |
1608 |
1344 |
84% |
231 |
14% |
33 |
2% |
|
Dept Emergncy Srvc Pub Protect |
1592 |
1252 |
79% |
252 |
16% |
88 |
6% |
|
Dept Enrgy & Envir Prot |
1270 |
1062 |
84% |
100 |
8% |
108 |
9% |
|
Dept of Labor |
942 |
778 |
83% |
127 |
13% |
37 |
4% |
|
Dept of Motor Vehicles |
712 |
557 |
78% |
121 |
17% |
34 |
5% |
|
Dept of Admin Services |
708 |
615 |
87% |
73 |
10% |
20 |
3% |
|
Public Health |
674 |
631 |
94% |
38 |
6% |
5 |
1% |
|
Dept of Revenue Services |
541 |
461 |
85% |
71 |
13% |
9 |
2% |
|
Div of Criminal Justice |
463 |
441 |
95% |
20 |
4% |
2 |
0% |
|
Public Defender Services Comm |
424 |
383 |
90% |
32 |
8% |
9 |
2% |
|
Dept of Aging & Disability Srv |
339 |
303 |
89% |
30 |
9% |
6 |
2% |
|
Office of the Attorney General |
297 |
278 |
94% |
18 |
6% |
1 |
0% |
|
Dept Veterans Affairs |
279 |
252 |
90% |
17 |
6% |
10 |
4% |
|
Off of State Comptroller |
262 |
234 |
89% |
26 |
10% |
2 |
1% |
|
Dept of Consumer Protection |
211 |
177 |
84% |
27 |
13% |
7 |
3% |
|
Off of Policy and Management |
154 |
139 |
90% |
11 |
7% |
4 |
3% |
|
Dept of Insurance |
147 |
131 |
89% |
14 |
10% |
2 |
1% |
|
Off of State Treasurer |
123 |
105 |
85% |
17 |
14% |
1 |
1% |
|
Agricultural Exp Station |
120 |
112 |
93% |
6 |
5% |
2 |
2% |
|
Office of Early Childhood |
118 |
108 |
92% |
10 |
8% |
0 |
0% |
|
Dept of Banking |
114 |
100 |
88% |
13 |
11% |
1 |
1% |
|
Workers Comp Comm |
104 |
98 |
94% |
3 |
3% |
3 |
3% |
|
Dept of Economic and Community Dev |
103 |
97 |
94% |
5 |
5% |
1 |
1% |
|
Military Dept |
102 |
87 |
85% |
13 |
13% |
2 |
2% |
|
Small agencies with fewer than 100 employees* |
615 |
563 |
92% |
39 |
6% |
13 |
2% |
|
Total |
30623 |
24751 |
81% |
4390 |
14% |
1482 |
5% |
|
*Agencies with fewer than 100 employees include Office of Government Accountability, Connecticut State Library, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Secretary of the State, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Council on Environmental Quality, Connecticut Siting Council, Department of Housing, Department of Agriculture, Freedom of Information Commission, Office of the Governor, Office of the Lt. Governor, Office of the Healthcare Advocate, Office of the Consumer Council, Office of Health Strategy, Office of Higher Education, Office of State Ethics, State Elections Enforcement Commission, and the Teacher Retirement Board. |
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TABLE 2: Current agency-specific data on those who do not have an option to test and must be vaccinated unless they have a religious or medical exemption.
|
Agency |
Total Employees |
Fully Vaccinated |
% Fully Vaccinated |
Testing |
% Testing |
Non-Compliant |
% Non-Compliant |
|
Dept of Veterans Affairs |
191 |
169 |
88% |
14 |
7% |
8 |
4% |
|
Dept of Children and Family |
300 |
259 |
86% |
30 |
10% |
11 |
4% |
|
Dept of Developmental Services |
932 |
788 |
85% |
101 |
11% |
43 |
5% |
|
Dept of Mental Health/Addiction Svcs |
2238 |
1941 |
87% |
195 |
9% |
102 |
5% |
|
Total |
3661 |
3157 |
86% |
340 |
9% |
164 |
4% |
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