New London Coronavirus Vaccination Rate Improves Slowly

NEW LONDON, CT — The rate of coronavirus vaccination in New London, as well as across the state and the country, has slowed.

In New London, 14,596 residents have been fully vaccinated as of Sept. 15 which is about 54.35 percent of the total population, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Those who have begun their vaccine series but not yet completed it number 16,096 residents, or 59.93 percent of the population.

In Connecticut, 322,752 people have been partially vaccinated and 2,411,037 people have been completely inoculated against COVID-19, as of Sept. 17. That means 76.5 percent of the state population has received at least one shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It's clear that most everyone in the state who is eligible for a jab and wants one, has gotten one. Most age tiers across the state have barely gained a percentage point in new vaccinations a week, over the past few weeks of DPH data.

The fastest growing segment of the state’s vaccinated population is school age children. Residents age 12-15 have seen about a 2 percent jump in vaccinations over the past week.

With the start of the 2021-22 school year, all public and private PreK-12 schools in New London are once again required to report any student or staff person with a new positive test for COVID-19. Testing may or may not be done at the school. Some schools offer the testing, but the tests are often done outside the school by the person’s healthcare provider or at a community COVID-19 testing site. A student is any student enrolled at the school, regardless of which town they live in.