As the vaccination clinic held by the Town of Ridgefield in partnership with RVNAhealth continues at Yanity Gym this week on Wed. (2/24) 9 a.m-1 p.m. and Thurs. (2/25) 9 a.m.-4 p.m., we ask the following:
- If this is your second dose, please bring your first dose card along with your insurance card and your ID.
- If this is your first dose, please bring your ID showing you are 65 or older or a medical ID indicating that you are included in this Phase as a Medical First Responder or Health Care Personnel
- Please make sure you have a confirmed appointment. The clinic does not take walk-ins.
- First dose recipients must make sure they are not signing for a second dose only clinic.
To see available appointments through the Vaccine Administrative Management VAMS:
- VAMS is the Vaccine Administration Management System, and can be used to schedule appointments at multiple clinics across the State, including: Nuvance Health. You can also go to Nuvance Health directly as follows: nuvancehealth.org/coronavirus/vaccine
- Go to ridgefieldct.org, on the red Covid banner and sign up with the orange Vaccination button. A short tutorial is also available by clicking on the pink button. (Please note, some segments including the health segment have now been streamlined.)
- Click here for more detailed instructions on how to create a VAMS account and schedule your appointment
Here are some additional places to schedule that as of today showed upcoming appointments:
- Stamford Health is operating a clinic 7-days-per-week at the Stamford Hospital. You can use ZocDoc to schedule
Click here to schedule - Yale New Haven Hospital has multiple locations throughout the State, including large clinics in the New Haven area. You can use MyChart to schedule
Click here to schedule - Hartford Healthcare has multiple locations throughout the State, including large clinics in the Hartford-area. You can use MyChart to schedule
Click here to schedule
CVS and WALMART both offer vaccines, but as of today reported no openings. Check back often as they continue to receive vaccines:
- CVS: Click here to schedule
- Walmart: Click here to schedule
- Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/topic/covid19vac/CT.jsp
Links to learn more about the vaccines:
- CT Department of Public Health link re: vaccinations COVID-19 Vaccinations (ct.gov)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccine Information
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA): COVID-19 Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccinations - FAQs
TESTING UPDATE:
- Testing is open at the Yanity Gym, and we appreciate your patience as this new operation continues ramping up to full capacity. The link on this page above takes you to the Docs website and will allow you to make an appointment on a first-come, first-served basis. Currently, test times are posted 72 hours in advance. If there are no time slots shown, then that means there are no more tests available on that day.
- Below you will find a direct link for the Healow portal. Patients can access their account and results by using the cell phone option of entering their username and date of birth. A code will be sent to your cell for verification. For those who used their landlines for contact information, enter your username and password. The rapid test results should be posted later that day. The PCR test will take a few days. https://mycw83.ecwcloud.com/portal11044/jsp/100mp/login_otp.jsp
- Other testing locations in the town and area also continue to administer tests and you can use this link to find one that is convenient for you if the Yanity Gym site is full.
https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus
COVID-19 CASES (updated February 22, 2021)
- The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Ridgefield on Sunday, February 21, 2021 was 18.
- You can see on the graph below the overall New Case Rate (new cases per 100k residents). Continued vigilance is important, so please remember the 3Ws: Wear your mask, Wash your hands, and Watch you distance. In addition, avoid gatherings.
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