By rolling out COVID vaccine through an age-based process, the state will effectively de-prioritize younger adults with co-morbidities.
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, Politics
Pandemic relief promises CT temporary aid and hope of permanent change
A temporary child tax credit is expected to shrink child poverty and fuel demands for permanent solutions to economic inequality.
Posted inNews
Vaccine rollouts discriminates against CT residents of color, federal complaint alleges
The complaint is at least the second since Feb. 22, when officials announced the vaccine would be distributed by age.
Posted inHealth
Data show mass vaccination sites are reaching the general population — not the vulnerable areas they are supposed to target
Some of the mass vaccination sites were supposed to target more vulnerable populations, where the demographics are different.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health, Justice
What we’ve lost, what we’ve learned during our year of COVID
On March 6, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the first case of COVID-19 had been detected in Connecticut, and within weeks, life as we knew it was a memory. Schools were shut down, universities emptied, businesses shuttered. Those of us who were fortunate enough to be able to work from home set up shop at our […]
Posted inPolitics
Plan to expand child tax credit offers hope along with direct payments
When her car started making a noise more than a year ago, Chinara Johnson parked the vehicle and hasn’t used it since. As a New Haven mother of 5-year-old twin boys, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, and an 8-year-old daughter, Johnson doesn’t have the money to get the car running properly again. […]
Posted inPolitics
Ned Lamont’s year in the shadow of COVID
Ned Lamont has been the face, voice, and interpreter of the COVID crisis, mourning deaths, explaining setbacks and cautiously celebrating.
Posted inNews
Restaurants and other business can go back to full capacity on March 19 as Lamont rolls back COVID restrictions in CT
Connecticut will eliminate COVID-19 capacity limits on restaurants, houses of worship, retailers and most businesses on March 19.
Posted inEducation
1,500 Hartford school staff to be vaccinated this week at pop-up clinic
Vaccinations are taking place Thursday and Friday. A second round will be scheduled in coming days.
Posted inPolitics
With billions in federal relief on the way to CT, legislators assert their role in deciding how to spend it
With an unusual bill, state legislators are reminding Gov. Ned Lamont they have significant role in disbursing federal coronavirus relief.
Posted inEducation
As the push to reopen schools intensifies, Miguel Cardona and first lady Jill Biden travel to Meriden to show how this town did it
Cardona said getting the nation’s schools reopened is priority No. 1.
Posted inEducation
Will getting teachers vaccinated get students back in school full time? It might not be that easy
Districts will have to convince parents and students that in-person learning is safe and that students won’t bring COVID-19 home.
Posted inHealth
Lamont urges patience as residents flood online, phone systems in search of COVID vaccine appointments
Residents reported long wait times on the phone, difficulty with online systems and appointments as far out as late April.
Posted inHealth
Who can get vaccinated against COVID in Connecticut, and when? Here’s what you need to know.
Residents aged 55 and older can sign up starting March 1.
Posted inHealth
Have a case of a COVID variant? No one is going to tell you
Federal rules around who can be told about the variant cases are confusing, and tests have not been approved.