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State's Age-Based Vaccine Plan Faces Civil Rights Challenge
“My birthday’s Monday. I’m turning 39,” said Amanda Robinson of Madison. What Robinson wants most for her birthday is the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m going to appointments like every day, I’m out being exposed,” she explained. Diagnosed with breast cancer, she started chemotherapy last Thursday and needs the vaccine before her immune system gets too weak. “Her doctors were like,...
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PPP Targets Smallest of Small Businesses in Round 3
From February 24 through March 9, only loan applications from businesses with less than 20 employees will be accepted. The goal is to give mom and pops, like those run by women, people of color and even non-citizens, who haven’t established a lending relationship with a bank, a chance to go to the front of the line.
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A Perfect Storm: Winter Weather Hinders Oil Production, Sends Gas Prices Even Higher
From the roads to the gas pump, Fernando Galdznez has noticed a change. “There’s a lot more people out, definitely,” said the New Britain resident. Gas prices have steadily increased as the pandemic improves, restrictions are relaxed and more people leave their homes. In Connecticut, prices are up 22 cents in a month, and just eight cents this week, according...
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Republicans Look to Restrict Executive Powers During Pandemic
Ana Moreno, of New Britain, said she thinks Gov. Ned Lamont has been given too much power during the pandemic. “I just feel everybody’s tired and they just want to go back to the way it used to be,” Moreno said. Others believe his executive orders are the reason the state has fared better than others in battling COVID-19....
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Presidents Day Leads to Long Lines at Connecticut Vaccination Sites
They waited for months for this day. “Thrilled, ecstatic,” said Kate Johnson of Montville, before rolling up her sleeve. “I feel fine, excited, glad to be here,” added Jeanette Rohan of Columbia. A shot in their arm gives some Connecticut seniors confidence they’ll get through the rest of this pandemic without getting sick. “Relieved to finally get on the...
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Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Adoptees Push to Make Birth Certificates Accessible
Kathy Flaherty grew up in Newington knowing she had two parents who loved her. However, she also knew at an early age that there were two other people closely connected to her, her birth parents. “I’ve always kind of wanted to look,” said Flaherty. Adopted in 1969, she’s among those Connecticut children born between 1944 and 1983 who are not…
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Nursing Home Advocates Say Vaccine Should Lead to Relaxed Visitation Restrictions for Families
“I don’t think you can explain it,” said Lisa Meehan of South Windsor. “It’s been one of the hardest things we’ve ever dealt with.” It’s been nearly a year since Meehan and her sister have been allowed to hug their 80-year-old mother, Maura, a resident at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center in East Hartford. “I would love to be...
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As More Vaccination Clinics Pop Up, Supply Can't Keep Up with Demand
Robert Fabrizio was anxious to get the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday. “I came an hour early,” he said. Community Health Center, Inc opened up Middletown’s mass vaccination clinic at Wesleyan University on Thursday. “I’m glad to get it, because we need all the protection we can get,” said Margaret Starrs, one of the first in line. “I want to be...
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Fighting Cold and COVID-19 to Get Connecticut Vaccinated
Hundreds of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals fighting on the front lines of the pandemic braved the bitterly cold temperatures Friday. They stood outside for hours to get shots into the arms of residents who’ve waited for weeks for an appointment. “Finally, I’ve been so anxious to get it done,” said Russell Mercer of Hartford. As gusts whipped...
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Connecticut Leaders Talk About the State's Future Under the Biden Administration
President Joe Biden planned to sign 17 executive orders during his first hours in office, undoing his predecessor’s policies on immigration and energy. He also planned to sign a number of orders dealing with the pandemic, which state leaders on both sides of the aisle said should be his number one priority. “I do think President Biden is right focusing…
