coronavirus in connecticut
High School Teens Opt for Vaccines on Spring Break – NBC Connecticut
New Haven high schoolers are using their spring break to get vaccinated. One senior said it’s a chance to get just a little bit of normalcy before she graduates. “I was kind of excited to get it,” said Leah Moore, a senior at James Hillhouse High School. After spending half of senior year doing remote …
Fair Haven Community Health Care Preps for Mass Vaccinations – NBC Connecticut
Wilbur Cross High School and Fair Haven Community Health Care launched the first school-based health clinic in the country 40 years ago, when The Body Shop opened at the high school. On Wednesday, the pair will have another first when Fair Haven Community Health Care opens the group’s first mass vaccination site. “We’re now getting …
What You Need to Know as CT Health Care Providers Prepare for Next Phase of Vaccine Rollout – NBC Connecticut
On Monday, many more Connecticut residents will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Folks 55 and older, teachers, school staff and child care providers can start signing up for an appointment next week. “We’ll be changing the logic in our system at 6 o’clock in the morning on Monday, March 1,” said Eric Arila, …
Local Health Departments Face Vaccination Challenges – NBC Connecticut
On Wednesday Varick Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in New Haven was one of two community COVID vaccination sites in the city. They’re now up to 12 pop-ups in the ongoing effort to increase vaccine equity. “It should be here,” said Rev. Anthony Hargett of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in New Haven. He came to Varick …
Talking Low Flu Numbers & Emergency Departments – NBC Connecticut
The flu season is underway and yet the state totals are trending below normal for this time of the year. This time last year, Connecticut’s Department of Public Health reported more than 278 hospitalizations, five deaths, and 4.83% of the patients coming in had a flu-like illness. This year, DPH has just 10 hospitalizations, one …
Hartford Officials Announce Health Initiatives Ahead of Phase 3 of Reopening – NBC Connecticut
The state of Connecticut next week will enter Phase Three of reopening from closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and officials in Hartford announced some new health initiatives. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and other local officials held a news conference at 3:15 p.m. about initiatives before Phase 3 begins next Thursday. The mayor’s office …
Central Connecticut State University Eliminates Spring Break for 2021 – NBC Connecticut
Central Connecticut State University is eliminating spring break for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CCSU President Zulma Toro has announced changes to the spring semester — that it will start on Jan. 26, a week later than originally planned, and that spring break, which was scheduled for March 15-21, has been eliminated. Finals will …
