Gov. Ned Lamont will not seek an extension of his executive order requiring state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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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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California is mandating the COVID vaccine for kids. Could Connecticut be next?
Connecticut’s new public health commissioner supports a vaccine mandate for children once it receives full FDA approval. She’s not alone.
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Hundreds of CT school bus drivers might not show up for work on Monday
Some 227 bus drivers are refusing to get vaccinated or take the tests.
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Who is required to be vaccinated in CT, and how soon might shots be available for children? Here’s what you need to know.
Connecticut’s COVID-19 landscape has changed rapidly in recent weeks.
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Lamont might have only 3 days to enforce nursing home vaccination rule
The vaccine mandate for nursing home workers goes into effect three days before Lamont’s emergency powers are set to expire.
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Nursing homes share best practices, challenges in vaccinating staff
Vaccine mandates, education cited as helping to get the most buy-in.
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The Pfizer COVID vaccine now has full approval. Will that mean more mandates in CT?
“This should further reassure those who decided to wait,” Deidre Gifford, Connecticut’s acting commissioner of public health, said.
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Lamont orders long-term care facilities to get workers vaccinated or face fines
Workers at long-term care facilities must be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or their workplaces will face a $20,000 daily penalty.
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Hospitals hope mandates will boost workers’ stagnant vaccination rates
Most hospitals will require workers to be vaccinated against COVID by Sept. 30, even though workers’ vaccination rates have slowed.