COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Connecticut’s second-largest city, where the positivity rate has tripled over the past three weeks.
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With COVID cases increasing again in nursing homes, officials mull mandates
With less than 30% of nursing home staff having received a booster shot, some providers are considering a booster mandate.
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The year of the vaccine: How Connecticut dealt with COVID in 2021
By the end of 2021, Connecticut’s eligible population is over 72% vaccinated, one of the highest rates. But challenges remain.
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Lamont has no plans for new COVID restrictions
Gov. Ned Lamont has no plans to impose new mandates on wearing masks or showing evidence of vaccination.
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CT state employee COVID-19 testing-or-vaccination compliance is 96%
With the high rate of compliance with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, Gov. Ned Lamont opted against suspending non-compliant employees.
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Lamont: State employees responding to vaccination deadline
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he believes most state employees will report evidence of vaccination or testing before midnight.
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CT hospitals see spike in religious exemptions for mandated COVID vaccines
Hospital executives have had to grapple with whether people claiming religious exemptions have sincere religious beliefs or vaccine hesitancy.
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Lamont to extend emergency, keep key COVID mandates in place
The Lamont administration will brief legislative leaders today on the COVID-19 mandates it deems vital to continue past Sept. 30.
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Insurance coverage mandates would face more analysis under Malloy proposal
The prospect of requiring health insurance plans to cover specific treatments or services is an annual debate in the Connecticut General Assembly, often pitting patients who faced problems against critics who say mandates raise insurance premiums. Now the governor wants to change the process – a proposal that’s drawn both praise and opposition.
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Op-ed: Return power and control to towns and cities
I think virtually every town/city in this country relies too heavily on grants — it’s a huge problem that contributes to our fiscal woes at all levels of government. But this is a system of our own creation that we have let fester and grow out of control. We have these unholy alliances that are […]