Pandemic 2020
GALLERIES: Pandemic 2020
Three more counties in state designated areas of 'substantial' COVID-19 transmission
Residents of Fairfield, Tolland and Windham counties also urged to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status.
New London seeks input on how to spend $26 million
Residents urged to complete survey on how city should disburse the American Rescue Plan funds it expects to receive in 2021 and 2022.
Ledge Light announces more COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Published July 23, 2021
Ledge Light Health District and Community Health Center have announced the scheduling of more pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Doctors renew plea for vaccinations amid new wave of COVID-19 cases
Published July 22, 2021
Combined hospitalizations at the two southeastern Connecticut hospitals reaches double figures.
Ledge Light offering free COVID-19 vaccine at pop-up clinics
No appointments, insurance, or ID are required. Free gift cards will be issued to those who get vaccinated.
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Hospitals mandate employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30
Hartford HealthCare, Yale New Haven Health implementing policy recommended weeks ago by Connecticut Hospital Association.
Backus nurses want to negotiate terms of COVID-19 vaccination mandate
Union vowing 'to advocate for our members’ right to exemptions under the law.'
With COVID-19 cases declining, state closes mass testing sites
Testing still will be available at more than 230 locations throughout the state
Hospitals considering COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees
In a Texas case, a federal judge rejected Houston Methodist Hospital employees’ claim that the hospital’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was unlawful.
‘No normal’ for the incomparable East Lyme Class of 2021
Published June 16, 2021
The 261 graduates, described in turn as resilient, imperfect, incomparable and strong, were sent off Wednesday well prepared for the challenges of the rest of their lives.
Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies
Published June 15, 2021
The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit.
Rhode Island scales back COVID-19 testing strategy
The state was testing about 125,000 people per week in April, but that has since fallen to about 50,000 per week.
Prison guards seeking hazard pay for work during pandemic
The Connecticut AFL-CIO on Monday asked Connecticut lawmakers to use this week's special legislative session to allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds to all those deemed essential workers during the pandemic.
Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective
Published June 14, 2021
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico.
As pandemic wanes, children's mental health woes overwhelm system
Toll from disruptions in schooling, social interaction only now becoming stark, health providers say.
Connecticut's COVID-19 numbers continue to trend in right direction
Gov. Lamont says he may soon discontinue his twice-weekly coronavirus updates.
Pfizer executives recount COVID-19 efforts for remote chamber audience
A COVID-19 pill pioneered last year at the company’s Groton labs is now in clinical trials at its New Haven facility, Pfizer executives noted Wednesday.
Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun wade into post-pandemic era
Foxwoods Resort Casino on Wednesday was requiring all patrons and employees to continue wearing masks while Mohegan Sun was mandating that masks only be worn by those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Masks off: The unvaccinated are on their own
Published May 18, 2021
Entering a store with maskless people is less safe for the unvaccinated.
New Uncasville Medical Center serves Mohegan tribal members, employees and the public
Published May 17, 2021
The Mohegan Tribe and Yale New Haven Health celebrate official opening of the 8,500-square-foot clinic on Sandy Desert Road.
Traffic slows to a crawl at Mohegan Sun vaccination site offering Johnson & Johnson shots
Published May 6, 2021
Fewer than 50 people had scheduled appointments in advance and fewer than a dozen walk-ups had come by seeking COVID-19 shots by mid-afternoon Thursday.
Yale New Haven Health hospitals see rapid decline in number of COVID-19 patients
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Yale New Haven Health’s five hospitals have dropped 27% over the past 10 days, Marna Borgstrom, the system’s president and chief executive officer, reported Monday.
New England virus roundup: Maine ends COVID-19 visitor testing and quarantine needs
The Providence Marathon is back after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
India reports 400,000 new COVID-19 cases
Published May 1, 2021
Experts believe that number will climb even higher in the coming days, an unimaginable burden for a health system already under siege with hospitals issuing pleas for oxygen.
Momentum grows for closing gaps in U.S. vaccine requirements
Published May 1, 2021
The arguments over mandates, and when to allow exceptions, are expected to become more heated as authorities decide what expectations should be for COVID-19 vaccinations once they are approved for young children.
Yale New Haven Health to open mass COVID-19 vaccination sites to walk-ups
Mohegan Sun vaccination site will accept walk-up patients Sunday, as well as next Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and May 2.
Connecticut to focus on incentivizing vaccinations among medium-sized, large employers
Vaccine to be made available next week for on-site vaccinations at Electric Boat in Groton.
Conn expects to have 90% of students vaccinated by semester's end
Published April 20, 2021
Only 10 recent cases of COVID-19 detected during twice-a-week testing of college's 1,300 students.
Lamont order will allow absentee voting in spring elections
Lamont's new order also provides municipalities and regional school boards with additional flexibility in scheduling budget hearings, meetings, and votes to account for logistical challenges posed by the pandemic.
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19
Published April 6, 2021
Biden added that while his administration is on schedule to meet his new goal of distributing 200 million doses of the vaccine during his first 100 days, it will still take time for enough Americans to get vaccinated to slow the spread of the virus.
Pandemic 2020 VIDEOS
OPINION
COVID warning serious, Lamont's options shrinking
Gov. Lamont must take with great seriousness a warning from doctors that a failure to act now in shutting down segments of the economy could cost more lives.
More tough choices in confronting tough enemy
In Connecticut, at least, the vast majority of us dutifully slip on our masks to shop, to work, to live some public life. It has become terribly routine.
Tell it like it is
Dr. Fauci should no longer feel any compunction to get White House clearances before media appearances or to paper over differences.
COVID-19: Still in the thick of it
Collectively, the news of recent days is a wakeup call that the threat posed by this pandemic is not over, not by a long shot.