Covid Vaccine

Yale reasearchers conducted a study which found no adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women or their unborn children.

Governor Ned Lamont rolled up his sleeve for a second booster shot Thursday evening. The state of Connecticut is warning of another surge of COVID-19 cases and they’re asking everyone who’s eligible to get boosted. Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sig...

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a second COVID-19 booster shot for people 50 and older. The decision was announced Tuesday. Doctors who spoke with NBC Connecticut said they recommend the shot to anyone with an underlying health condition. According to the CDC, that applies to about a third of all people aged 50 to 65&#823...

Doctors said the shot may not be for everyone but recommends any person with an underlying condition gets it.

Hartford city and public school leaders made a public appeal Tuesday to get more city students vaccinated amid data showing less than a third of the district’s eligible children are fully vaccinated. “We want to have everyone vaccinated. So the efforts will continue,” said superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez at a news conference at Hartford ...

Getting COVID-19 testing going in the state was a major effort and so far, 15 million tests have done which doesn’t even count at-home ones. “This is something that will stay with me for a long time,” said Jafar Razeq, director of Public Health Laboratories. On Thursday, Razeq sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC Connecticut two years...

Trusted community members are taking to social media to express why they got their Covid-19 vaccine. These ‘vaccine influencers’ are hoping to make a difference.

Nearly a year after all adults in Connecticut became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, public health workers continue outreach efforts to those who have not yet opted in for the vaccine. “Everybody has really complex lives and there still may be things standing in the way. So, if there’s anything we can do to help anybody get ready and.....

Saturday was a big day for kids ages 5-11 as they had the opportunity to roll up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but it wasn’t just any normal clinic.

Saturday was a big day for kids ages 5-11 as they had the opportunity to roll up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but it wasn’t just any normal clinic. “We couldn’t be in a better place. I mean this place is fabulous for all children,” said Karen Pagliaro, a nurse. The place she’s talking about the Connecticut...

Hundreds of people who attended a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in New Haven received doses that were improperly stored and as a result, considered less effective, according to Mayor Justin Elicker.

People who received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the New Haven Health Department are being warned after the doses have been left in the freezer longer than recommended.

Hundreds of people who attended a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in New Haven received doses that were improperly stored and as a result, considered less effective, according to Mayor Justin Elicker. About 650 people who attended the 54 Meadows St. clinic between Dec. 23 and Feb. 7 and got the Pfizer vaccine received the doses in question. “The effi...