Yale New Haven Health receives Connecticut's first doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine

New Haven, CT (March 3, 2021) — The Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) accepted delivery of the first shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine into the state of Connecticut late Tuesday. The 7,400 doses arrived at approximately 4:15pm.

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS), the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is recognized for advanced clinical care, quality, service, cost effectiveness and commitment to improving the health status of the communities it serves. YNHHS includes five hospitals – Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly and Yale New Haven hospitals, several specialty networks and Northeast Medical Group, a non-profit medical foundation with several hundred community-based and hospital-employed physicians. YNHHS is affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of the Yale School of Medicine and the largest academic multi-specialty practice in New England. Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of Yale School of Medicine. www.ynhhs.org