Gov. Ned Lamont said he opposes any state mandate requiring people to show a paper or digital vaccination card.
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CT House speaker: Lawmakers should get COVID vaccinations or weekly tests
The House speaker says lawmakers and legislative employees should expect to meet the same standard as executive branch employees.
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A barber’s deal in Hartford: Get a COVID shot, and the haircut is free
Popsicles and haircuts were the lure Wednesday at COVID vaccination clinic in Hartford, which badly lags the statewide vaccination rate.
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Lamont continues COVID-19 mask mandate in the schools
Gov. Ned Lamont said the mask mandate is necessary to protect kids who are unvaccinated.
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COVID-19 testing rates have dropped in CT. Do we have a handle on the spread of the delta variant?
Scientists are questioning whether today’s positivity rate is a reasonable measure of the disease’s spread in the untested population.
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CT is first state to vaccinate half of adults against COVID
Connecticut became the first state Monday to fully vaccinate at least half its adult population against COVID-19.
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Senate votes to repeal CT’s religious exemption to mandatory vaccinations
Senators voted 22 to 14 in favor of the proposal after more than eight hours of debate.
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The vaccine effect: COVID cases jump, not hospitalizations or fatalities
Officials credit Connecticut’s success in vaccinating older residents for keeping the COVID-19 death rate low as cases rise.
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Senate extends Lamont’s COVID-19 emergency powers
The bill ratifies Gov. Ned Lamont’s pandemic declarations and extends his authority by one month until May 20.
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Governor says frustrations with vaccine rollout should be with CDC guidelines
Lamont also said 30,000 doses of new J&J vaccine could arrive next week
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Lamont committed to his age-based standard on COVID vaccinations
The governor said he was contemplating no exceptions.
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Three weeks into COVID-19 vaccinations, DOC has vaccinated 10% of inmates, 40% of staff
Fewer than 850 incarcerated people had been vaccinated as of Feb. 22.
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Connecticut has vaccinated nearly half of older residents
By mid-month, everyone 75 or older should be vaccinated if they wish.
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As some seniors struggle to make appointments for second doses of the COVID vaccine, the state is working to stamp out system glitches
Besides raising worries that seniors won’t get their second vaccination within the proper timeframe, scheduling problems are causing inventory headaches.
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Vaccinations in nursing homes top 64,000; COVID cases are dropping rapidly among residents
There were 238 COVID infections reported in nursing homes last week, down from 483 a few weeks ago.