Hospital officials in Connecticut say that while emergency department visits overall have declined, the number of children who are awaiting inpatient beds for psychiatric care has increased exponentially during the pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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Michael Ferrigon had asthma and diabetes. The state transferred him to the prison with the most COVID deaths.
Many who died of COVID in prison were serving life sentences. But none of them was sentenced to death.
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‘They can’t continue:’ Nursing homes struggle to maintain staffing as COVID cases continue to rise
While resident cases are again increasing, infections among staff members have also been rising steeply, creating staffing shortages.