“This should further reassure those who decided to wait,” Deidre Gifford, Connecticut’s acting commissioner of public health, said.
COVID-19
The Connecticut Mirror is covering the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in Connecticut. Read our most recent stories and in-depth reporting below.
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Lamont orders COVID vaccinations for teachers, state employees
In ordering COVID-19 vaccinations for state employees and teachers, Gov. Ned Lamont offered a rueful reminder of the pandemic’s persistence.
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COVID booster shots starting in September as delta variant spreads and breakthrough cases rise
Connecticut hospitals and health districts were gearing up to administer booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines in late September.
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UConn issues COVID vaccine mandate for all employees
The mandate includes employees at UConn Health and at the university’s five campuses.
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Lamont continues COVID-19 mask mandate in the schools
Gov. Ned Lamont said the mask mandate is necessary to protect kids who are unvaccinated.
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Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the COVID booster
Pfizer hasn’t delivered conclusive proof to back up its confidence on the value of booster shots in fighting COVID variants.
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COVID-19 testing rates have dropped in CT. Do we have a handle on the spread of the delta variant?
Scientists are questioning whether today’s positivity rate is a reasonable measure of the disease’s spread in the untested population.
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COVID hospitalizations skew younger as delta variant spreads in CT
Younger people now account for a higher proportion of COVID-19 hospitalizations than in January, federal data show.
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Lamont orders long-term care facilities to get workers vaccinated or face fines
Workers at long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or their workplaces will face a $20,000 daily penalty.
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Lamont issues order allowing cities and towns to impose mask mandates
The governor said he did so at the request of municipal officials who want to adopt indoor masking requirements.
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School officials turn a wary eye toward fall as the COVID delta variant spreads
Administrators will be watching the numbers closely, but the plan remains to resume school full-time, in-person.
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As the COVID delta variant spreads, some CT town leaders revive lockdown-era practices
Some Connecticut cities are reverting to virtual public meetings and reimplementing mask mandates in government buildings.
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CT comptroller released disputed documents one day before public records hearing
A year after withholding public disclosure of the price of taxpayer-funded purchases, Comptroller Kevin Lembo changed course.
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Hundreds of UConn students ask for vaccine exemptions
More than 800 want exemptions from the university’s coronavirus vaccine mandate. More than 500 have been granted.
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Connecticut paid for more than 1.4 million COVID tests. They cost about $91 each.
Federal reimbursements are expected to cover the $130 million cost