Connecticut children in DCF care lag in COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 60% of those eligible are unvaccinated. – Hartford Courant

For Kristen Cole, waiting for both of those signatures meant that for more than a month, she could not schedule a vaccination appointment for her two young children, who are in her foster care. The kids became eligible for the vaccine in early November, along with all other five to 11-year-olds. Cole, who has cared for the children for more than two years, desperately wanted them to be vaccinated. But while one biological parent had signed off on it, the other had not responded to the request for authorization. (Cole requested that the childrens names and identifying information be withheld, to protect their identities.)

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Connecticut children in DCF care lag in COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 60% of those eligible are unvaccinated. - Hartford Courant