Connecticut doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 before the school year begins.
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.
Posted inMoney
I was a CT essential worker. What COVID-19 relief is available to me?
Connecticut has launched the Premium Pay Program and COVID-19 Relief Fund for essential workers during the pandemic. Here are the details.
Posted inMoney
CT essential worker bonuses should be fully funded, Scanlon says
CT Democrat comptroller candidate Sean Scanlon says $1,000 grants for essential private-sector workers shouldn’t be reduced.
Posted inMoney
High demand for CT pandemic bonus program crashed website
The number of applications for pandemic bonuses for CT private-sector workers in the first days of the program crashed the program’s website.
Posted inHealth
Long COVID in CT: What you need to know about symptoms, treatment options
Programs to treat long COVID symptoms are emerging, and research into the syndrome has begun. Here’s what Connecticut hospitals are doing.
Posted inEconomic Development, Education
Report: Thousands fewer CT children in child care since COVID
A new report estimates that child care centers in Connecticut are serving 24,000 fewer children than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CT created a $34M COVID relief fund for essential workers. It remains largely unspent.
The state has awarded just 1.1% of the $34 million budget for the Essential Workers COVID-19 Assistance Program since it launched.
Posted inHealth
Close to 3,000 young children in CT vaccinated against COVID in first week
State officials expect demand for the vaccine to tick up when parents start preparing for a new school year.
Posted inHealth
Long COVID persists, but doctors are working on treatments
With a growing number of people getting long COVID, treatment programs have launched in CT and elsewhere to help people manage the symptoms.
Posted inHealth
Lamont extends public health emergency to ensure extra SNAP funds
The declaration means CT will continue to receive an extra $34 million through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program every month.
Posted inHealth
What CT parents need to know about young children’s COVID vaccinations
CT Mirror gathered some of the most commonly asked questions about the vaccinations. Here’s what doctors and health officials said.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut prepares to roll out COVID vaccines for young children
The state has ordered 26,690 doses of the immunization and 91 providers have signed up to receive a supply of the vaccine.
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Wastewater samples show COVID levels falling in New Haven area
With fewer COVID tests being reported to the state, wastewater analysis like that done at Yale is proving to be a reliable barometer.
Posted inPolitics
GOP’s Bob Stefanowski will isolate after positive COVID-19 test
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and will follow protocols for isolation set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inHealth
‘Your lives intersect with ours’: COVID on the rise again in nursing homes
For the two-week period ending May 10, 478 COVID infections were reported in nursing homes, up from 85 over two weeks in April.