Facing a volley of criticism, the CDC walked back its recommendation that people without symptoms forgo testing for COVID-19.
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As America’s leading source of information for public health, the decisions laid out by the CDC tend to have quite an impact on Connecticut residents. Read more about the topic below.
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CT hospitals follow Trump administration mandate to report COVID cases to HHS, not CDC
Rep. Rosa DeLauro slammed the new reporting requirement, saying it’s an attempt by the Trump administration to ‘hide’ COVID cases.
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CDC antibody study shows Connecticut had six times the number of COVID-19 infections originally reported
CDC says its study estimates that 5% of state residents have been infected with the coronavirus.
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As Congress weighs hazard pay for pandemic’s front-line workers, advocates say it’s not enough
Connecticut’s Latino and Black workers have borne the brunt of the pandemic and advocates say they’ll need long-term help.
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CDC chief: No clear public health value to Connecticut quarantine of out-of-state visitors
CDC director Robert Redfield: “I don’t think we have any clear evidence…to support the public health value of that decision.”
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CDC releases guidelines for states as COVID-19 hospitalizations flatten in CT
CDC officials warned states that have begun to open up, like Connecticut, may need to reinstate restrictions.
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Murphy: Reopening guidance from Trump administration ‘criminally vague’
At hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ and economic harm if states reopen too quickly.
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Connecticut considers joining NY, NJ, in coronavirus contact tracing
Gov. Ned Lamont has his own ideas about contact tracing, but the state is not yet as prepared as others.
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CDC tracking study shows high COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Connecticut
Other coronavirus statistics show more men than women are dying of COVID-19.
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An eight-hour fire drill: How the governors of CT, NY and NJ scrambled to avert a quarantine
The president spoke, then he tweeted. The result was eight hours of frantic calls between Hartford, Albany, Trenton and Washington.
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Trump tells Lamont, other governors, to seek coronavirus medical equipment themselves
‘We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves,’ Trump told the nation’s governors.
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Federal officials say health system can’t support large-scale coronavirus testing
Blumenthal: ‘Congress’s doctor says 70 million to 150 million people would contract the COVID-19 in the United States.’
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Connecticut’s slow start on COVID-19 tests: Why that’s a problem
The state’s limited testing could hamper its ability to slow the spread of the disease, experts say.
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Republicans walk out of House coronavirus briefing, protesting DeLauro remarks
Rep. Rosa DeLauro criticized the Trump administration’s coronavirus funding proposal and what she said was ‘the lack of transparency and unwillingness to allow public health experts to speak freely about what is happening.’
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Blumenthal, Murphy say Trump response to coronavirus ‘too little, too late’
U.S. health officials warned that the spread of coronavirus in the United States appears inevitable.