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Lamont To Distribute At-Home Tests, Masks
What a difference just 13 days can make.
Gov. Ned Lamont is embracing at-home COVID-19 tests and plans to distribute three million rapid tests, along with six million N95 masks to Connecticut residents to help curb the spread of the virus.
With an infection rate around 10.7%, Lamont says they will begin to distribute iHealth rapid tests to Connecticut residents.
Department of Administrative Services Commissioner Josh Geballe said Lamont signed off on the plan on Christmas Eve to secure the testing kits.
“Hustle and persistence,” Geballe said, describing the effort to obtain the test kits during a supply chain crunch.
Read more: https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2021/12/27/lamont-to-distribute-at-home-tests-masks/