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Lamont: No plans for new mandates as COVID cases rise

The governor says he doesn’t see a need yet to require certain workers to get the booster, noting Connecticut ranks among the top 10 states for people getting one.

MONTVILLE, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont says he does not plan to mandate booster shots for certain workers or reissue a statewide indoor mask mandates in stores and restaurants.

His comments on Tuesday come despite new statewide COVID-19 infection numbers that are the highest in nearly a year and news of the omicron variant being identified in different parts of the world.

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The Democrat, however, said he does expect that masking requirements in schools will remain in place for now.

Lamont says he doesn’t see a need yet to require certain workers to get a booster shot, noting Connecticut ranks among the top 10 states for people getting one.

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