Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday issued a slew of executive actions seeking to protect COVID-19 vaccine access in Connecticut amid recent federal changes that are causing confusion over who’s eligible for shots, where people can get them and how much they’re going to cost.

Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited its approval of updated boosters to people 65 and older, as well as those with underlying health conditions that put them at risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19. As a result, access to the booster for anyone who falls outside those categories has been in flux.

But the executive actions announced today by the Lamont administration buck the federal changes.

The state’s Department of Public Health is encouraging children 6 months and older, as well as adults o

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