The state is expected to get its first shipment of COVID vaccines as early as Dec. 14.
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Many CT nursing homes now required to test staff twice a week as COVID positivity rates top 10% in some counties
New Haven and Fairfield counties recently crossed the 10% threshold, triggering more aggressive staff testing.
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State’s vaccine panel weighs who should be first in line for COVID vaccine
The panel is analyzing who should receive the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine and devising strategies for public outreach.
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Advisory panel hears early plans for vaccine distribution in Connecticut
The elderly, people of color and those with underlying conditions could receive priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Lamont tasks a yet-unnamed panel with choosing who first gets COVID vaccine in CT
The state has until Oct. 16 to submit a vaccine distribution plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC gives CT an Oct. 16 deadline, and $2.4 million, to come up with a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
Lamont is creating a panel to develop a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. The CDC wants it in three weeks.
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COVID-19 vaccine makers seek diversity in clinical trials in Connecticut and elsewhere
While Blacks and Latinos are hardest hit by the coronavirus, they are wary of participating in vaccine trials.
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Pfizer’s Groton site helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Now the question is, will it work?
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he expects to know, by the end of October, ‘whether the product works or not.’
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As feds rush to find a COVID-19 vaccine, states like Connecticut must identify distributors
The first COVID-19 vaccine will be rationed and the CDC is trying to determine which Americans receive it first.
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With the school year looming, public health officials encourage catch-up on childhood immunizations
Medical experts are also urging parents to vaccinate children against the flu.
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Childhood immunizations dropped sharply during pandemic
Vaccinations decreased in March, April and May. Last month, families began returning to doctors’ offices for shots.
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Lacking a cure for COVID-19, CT doctors continue their struggle to treat the disease
Remdesivir, which can lower the amount of coronavirus in a patient, may soon be in short supply.
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Proponents of bill ending Connecticut’s religious exemption to vaccines eye special session for vote
Lawmakers are also considering an amendment that would bar families from claiming a religious exemption to a future COVID-19 vaccine.
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Murphy: Criticism of Trump coronavirus response ‘not political’
Sen. Chris Murphy has been one of the loudest voices criticizing the Trump administration’s response to a growing crisis.
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Congress approves ‘robust’ coronavirus bill that will send millions to CT
The coronavirus funding, three times more than the amount proposed by President Donald Trump, will give states $950 million.
