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As an employee of a long-term care facility, do I have to get vaccinated against COVID-19?

Posted 9/7/2021
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If you work at a long-term care facility, you'll have to be vaccinated as part of Governor Lamont's effort to protect Connecticut's most vulnerable residents. To help make long-term care facilities safer, an executive order has been issued requiring employees of all long-term care facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19.   

The order requires staff to receive their first dose of vaccine by September 27, 2021. Care facilities failing to comply with the order will be subject to a $20,000 per day civil penalty.  

Types of care facilities covered by this order include:

  • Nursing homes
  • Residential care homes
  • Agencies that provide staff to certain types of long-term care facilities
  • Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities
  • Managed residential communities
  • Hospitals for chronic diseases