An influx of students showed up in crisis at school in recent months, and the trend continued into the school year.
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State health commissioner: Ahead of holidays, ‘Look at the risk level of those coming to your dinner.’
State officials also encouraged Connecticut residents to get a booster shot ahead of the holidays.
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Everyone 18 and older is now eligible for a COVID booster shot. Here’s what you need to know.
Gov. Ned Lamont and Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani have urged adult residents to get inoculated ahead of the holidays.
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Lamont urges all Connecticut adults to get COVID booster shots
“If you’re over 18, go get yourself a booster shot right now if you haven’t had one already,” he said.
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Religious exemptions to COVID vaccine more common among state agency workers
Health care workers in state agencies are claiming exemptions to vaccine mandates at a higher rate than workers outside government.
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New health commissioner confronts health disparities, climate change and the remainder of COVID
“This was a time that I could step up to the challenge,” Dr. Manisha Juthani said.
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Student quarantines no longer necessary in CT after classroom COVID exposure
Gov. Ned Lamont says students exposed to COVID-19 in the classroom can be screened, not quarantined.
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Providers are scheduling COVID vaccine appointments for children ages 5 to 11. Here’s how to sign up.
In Connecticut, 277,630 children in that age bracket now qualify for the immunization.
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State fines long-term care facilities for not reporting vaccination rates
The state has fined 26 providers a combined $221,000 for not reporting their vaccination rates by the deadline.
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CT Rep. Michael DiMassa resigns from legislature following charges he stole federal relief funds
DiMassa’s resignation comes less than a week after he was indicted for allegedly stealing federal relief money.
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Nearly two dozen state employees out of work for non-compliance with COVID vaccine mandate
Another 25 workers are on unpaid leave.
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More than 100 Hartford HealthCare employees out of work after refusing vaccine
109 workers at Hartford HealthCare, 0.3% of its workforce, have left the organization after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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State drops charges against doctor for issuing fake vaccine exemptions
The state Medical Examining Board withdrew charges against a physician accused of providing fake exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines and masks.
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CT preparing strategies to roll out COVID vaccines to children
Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reached out to 1,100 providers across the state.
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Temporarily, for now, Connecticut eases access to absentee voting
Every Connecticut voter can get an absentee ballot again, due to the pandemic.