COVID Updates and Local Survey

Fairfield
March 11, 2021
I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous day. Spring is in the air. Today’s e-mail has some updates, information about COVID, as usual, and a request of all of you. I am a big fan of our Fairfield Public Library system. They do so much to serve all of us, from cradle to grave. I hope you’ll take a moment to share information with them so they can figure out how to better serve us.

To those of you who have received your vaccine, congratulations. To those waiting, I’m with you. Please keep wearing your masks, washing your hands and maintaining your distance, particularly if you are not fully vaccinated.
Special Enrollment Period Extended

Access Health CT's, Special Enrollment Period has been extended an extra month, through April 15, due to the high volume of Connecticut residents enrolling since the open of the Special Enrollment Period.

There are several ways to get help with enrollment including:
  • Online: AccessHealthCT.com (Live chat: AccessHealthCT.com click “Live Chat” icon) 
  • Phone: 1-855-805-4325, Mon. – Fri.  8 AM - 4 PM
  • With Enrollment Specialists in the community 
  • In-person help at either of AHCT’s Navigator partner locations (closest location to Fairfield): 
Consumers will not be required to verify their eligibility for this Special Enrollment Period. Financial help will still be available for those who qualify.

Please note if you are currently enrolled in coverage through AHCT you will not be eligible to use this Special Enrollment Period to change your existing plans.

Important Dates for Coverage:
Fairfield Library Survey

The Fairfield Public Library is updating its Strategic Plan for library services and needs input from the community on ways the library impacts Fairfielders' lives. Both library patrons and non-users are encouraged to answer their new survey to help them strengthen their vital, always-evolving role in the Fairfield community.
Take the Survey
CDC Releases New Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals

With roughly 20% of U.S. residents having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, many are wondering when life can return to a semblance of our pre-pandemic lives. It is understandable that people are eager to see friends and family in-person rather than through a screen, go out to eat, or listen to live music again, particularly in light of the upcoming loosening of certain restrictions in Connecticut.

To that end, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on what kinds of activities are safe to resume after you and your family are fully vaccinated.

According to the CDC, once you are fully vaccinated:

  • You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask.
  • You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
  • If you’ve been around someone who has COVID-19, you do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless you have symptoms.
    • However, if you live in a group setting (like a correctional or detention facility or group home) and are around someone who has COVID-19, you should still stay away from others for 14 days and get tested, even if you don’t have symptoms.
While this is certainly good news, the CDC does still recommend, however, that everyone, including those fully vaccinated, continue to wear masks and practice social distancing when in a public place or at a social gathering with unvaccinated people from multiple households. The CDC also strongly recommends avoiding medium and large sized gatherings, as well as extensive domestic or international travel.
A reminder- you are only considered fully vaccinated after two weeks following:
  • The second of two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine; or
  • The single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine
To read more about these new guidelines from the CDC, click here. As we work to get everyone vaccinated and finally put this pandemic behind us, make sure to wear your mask, practice social distancing, and wash your hands.
 
Schedule a Vaccine Appointment

Please also remember, all residents eligible for the vaccine will need to schedule an appointment to get the vaccine. To find available vaccination clinics, residents can click here, verify your eligibility and schedule an appointment.