Covid Vaccine

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...

Should kids still be wearing masks in schools? It is a question Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut State Board of Education are discussing. Governor Lamont’s executive order for a mask mandate ends on February 15 and he has asked the legislature to codify it moving forward. When asked if the governor thought it was time to drop the statewide&#...

Drug-maker company Pfizer has asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5. The move could potentially open the door for younger Americans to start rolling up their sleeves by next month. U.S. regulators were calling on Pfizer officials to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its CO...

The FDA is asking Pfizer to apply for emergency use authorization for their vaccine which would include children six months to five-years-old.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 daily positivity rate continued its downward trend on Thursday.

Inflammation, stress, memory issues, and other symptoms of “long haul” COVID-19 are still impacting Fiona Lowenstein and Chimére Smith. Smith tells LX News she developed occipital neuralgia after contracting the virus in March 2020. “It almost feels like I have a rubber band around my head, actually 20 of them at any given time,&...

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that Connecticut is one of the five states with the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the United States. The state’s positivity rate decreased to 13.29% and hospitalizations continue to go down, as well. With a decline of 72, there are now 1,733 total hospitalizations. This is the lowest the state has seen ...

Although the state’s Covid-19 positivity rate is starting to decline, the need for at -home testing kits remains important. Many believe now is the time to think about at home testing accessibility.

Research done by the Yale School of Medicine found no risks for pregnant woman and unborn babies from the COVID-19 vaccine.