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The governor stressed that while some of these restrictions are being eased, all of the protocols that relate to face coverings, social distancing, and cleaning measures are being maintained, and people and businesses are urged to continue adhering to those health and safety procedures. Continue Reading →
Since the start of vaccinations for people over 65, demand has surged. Continue Reading →
Ms Rabin said as of Tuesday 55.1% of Greenwich residents age 75+ had received at least their first of the two doses of the vaccination. Continue Reading →
“”The pharma companies say they are manufacturing a lot of this, and for reasons that are hard to track, we’re not sure where is it and why aren’t we getting more.” – Marna Borgstrom, CEO, Yale New Haven Health System Continue Reading →
Governor Ned Lamont announced on Thursday that his administration will deliver an additional $40 million to Connecticut’s acute care hospitals to support their ongoing work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, which comes from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, will be distributed to non-governmental, short-term general hospitals that meet certain requirements based on applicable costs and expenses incurred as a result of the pandemic. It supplements the over $980 million direct federal funding received by the hospitals to date during the pandemic. “This funding recognizes the frontline role Connecticut’s hospitals and their dedicated employees have played throughout this pandemic,” Lamont said in a release. “It is not an overstatement to say that this role has been heroic and continues to be indispensable as we all work together to defeat the virus. Continue Reading →
Starting Thursday, February 11, CVS Health will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible populations at a limited number of CVS Pharmacy locations across 11 states. Continue Reading →
Connecticut’s daily test positivity rate continued to trend downward, and had dropped to 3.86%, which Gov Lamont described as “remarkable.” Hospitalizations were also trending down Continue Reading →
Unemployment, illness, and other developments as a result of COVID-19 have only exacerbated food insecurity. Continue Reading →
“We still have not vaccinated enough people in our population that we should be letting up in any way, shape or form.” – Diane Kelly, Greenwich Hospital President Continue Reading →
During civil preparedness and public health emergencies, price gouging is against Connecticut law. Continue Reading →