The state Department of Public Health suspended a Kent-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation center from holding vaccinations clinics in February after discovering a state representative was handling and preparing vials of vaccine at an unsanctioned clinic in Southbury.
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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Top lawmakers: CT has enough money to avert a nursing home strike
With a big budget reserve and federal funding, legislative leaders are confident Connecticut can avert a nursing home strike.
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‘Are we just going to go back to women bearing the brunt of all this?’
It’s hard to select just one day from the last year that can be deemed “the worst,” but Corie Tracey, a 37-year-old single mother of two, gamely takes a stab at it.
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‘When a storm comes, you just get blown over.’
Moneisha Bryan barely left her bed last September. She was simply too depressed to get up. As a 24-year-old single mom raising three young boys alone in a pandemic, she was consumed with worry about her finances.
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Life has never been easy for single moms. The pandemic made it harder.
Nationally, mothers lost work at three times the rate of fathers in the pandemic. The loss was even worse for single mothers.
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Getting by with the ‘grace of god and caffeine’
With three jobs, an eighth grader learning at home during the pandemic and a mom in a high-risk category, Kara Dwyer found herself at the whims of government aid and Medicaid home-care contract negotiations.
Posted inHealth
CT is first state to vaccinate half of adults against COVID
Connecticut became the first state Monday to fully vaccinate at least half its adult population against COVID-19.
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After delays, CT launches its long-anticipated health information exchange
Forty-four providers have already signed on to the network, known as Connie.
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Mental health services wane as insurers appear to skirt parity rules during pandemic
A GAO report paints a picture of an already strained behavioral health system struggling to meet the treatment needs of millions of Americans with conditions like alcoholism and post-traumatic stress.
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CT records lowest COVID positivity rate in months: 1.34%
Demand starting to pick up for J&J vaccine after slow start
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CT school districts will not be required to provide remote learning next year
The Department of Education emphasized the importance of learning in person.
Posted inHealth
The risks of getting a J&J shot: What you need to know
Connecticut residents will soon have more ways to get the single-shot vaccine. But will the “pause” have scared people away?
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s plan for pandemic relief focuses on economy, child care and education
Gov. Ned Lamont would focus new federal funds on economic growth, education, the battle against COVID-19 — and keeping taxes flat.
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Clinics across Connecticut to start taking walk-ups for COVID vaccine
Dozens of clinics will begin taking walk-ups on Tuesday
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The Connecticut Mirror honored with 12 awards at press convention
CT mirror won a first-place award for its coverage of the COVID pandemic, and reporters took seven other first-place awards.