Brookfield is planning to hold their COVID-19 vaccine clinic 3 days a week for 13 weeks. Town officials caution that they could cut it short if people stop signing up for vaccines.
Selectman Sue Slater noted that it's costing $370 a day to operate the clinic. First Selectman Steve Dunn says once the state moves to a walk-in basis rather than appointment-only, people will likely go to a mass vaccination site. At that point, Dunn says Brookfield will cut back on the number of days the local clinic is offer.
Once the town can't fill the number of appointments they have, Brookfield must cut back on the number of doses ordered from the state. If Brookfield has 100 doses, but only 10 people booked, the state would cut off their supply. He notes that's why they plan ahead of time to make sure there are enough people coming in for appointments.
Dunn says the town should get reimbursed for costs associated with the pandemic. He cautioned it could take up to two years to get that funding from FEMA, based on previous disaster declaration reimbursement. With a national emergency, Dunn added that unless FEMA loosens their rules it could be longer.
