Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he is exploring how he could require insurers to continue the nearly universal coverage of inoculating against COVID, contradicting the Trump administration .

“People ought to have the choice. They ought to be able to get the COVID vaccine at their local pharmacy. That’s what I’m looking at right now,” Lamont said.

His staff was weighing the legal options available to the governor and had consulted with CVS, a major provider of COVID inoculations, over what state guidance would be sufficient to assure the continued availability.

Using different legal instruments, the governors of Massachusetts and New York took steps last week to require pharmacies to continue providing free access to COVID vaccinations, as was standard until recently.

Massachusetts Gov.

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