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CT's COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration Ends Today
The governor’s public health emergency declaration for COVID-19 is ending on Thursday and there will be changes to testing and vaccinations. Gov. Ned Lamont issued the declaration on March 10, 2020, early in the pandemic, and it provided certain emergency powers to address the crisis. Those powers expire with the end of the declaration. The end of the state’s emergency…
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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends in Connecticut
Experts say that while the public emergency is ending Thursday, COVID-19 is still a threat in Connecticut three years later.
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Inside the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Family Fights Against a Rare Illness
The Rudolf family sits around the hospital bed of 4-year-old Talia. She’s in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. “When we came in was just a totally perfectly normal, happy go lucky, no medical issues kid,” dad David Rudolf said. When they got to the Pediatric Emergency Department on Sept. 1, 2022, it was...
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‘Hero Pay' Money to Begin Going Out Wednesday; Here's How Much You'll Get
The state’s “Hero Pay” payments are expected to begin going out Wednesday. Comptroller Sean Scanlon said the payments will begin going out on Wednesday, Feb. 1. On Tuesday, Scanlon said the payments were expedited and will go out over the course of two weeks for people who are getting direct deposit. “Hero Pay” or the Premium Pay program is meant…
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‘Hero Pay' to Begin Going Out Next Week
State Comptroller Sean Scanlon says ‘Hero Pay’ for eligible essential workers who worked through the pandemic and applied to the program will begin going out next week.
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Hero Pay to Begin Going Out on Feb. 1
The state’s “Hero Pay” payments will begin going out next week.
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‘Hero Pay' to Begin Going Out Next Week
The state’s “Hero Pay” payments will begin going out next week. Comptroller Sean Scanlon said the payments will begin going out on Feb. 1. “Hero Pay” or the Premium Pay program is meant to provide a bonus of up to $1,000 to essential workers employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state comptroller held a news conference…
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NBC CT The Connection – January 9, 2023
Legal sales of recreational cannabis begin in Connecticut Tuesday, an update on the state’s Hero Pay program, a viral Harvard acceptable reaction video, and more on The Connection.
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Health Officials Urge CT Residents to Get Vaccinated Ahead of Holidays
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu ahead of the holiday season. DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani said all residents should get vaccinated and boosted, especially people over 65. “We know that flu and COVID-19 are circulating and that the cases and rising,” Juthani said. “It takes about two weeks for…
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State Comptroller-Elect Asking Lawmakers to Approve More ‘Hero Pay' Funding
Remember “Hero Pay?” It’s a program passed in the state budget to give a one time bonus, up to $1,000, to thank certain essential workers for their work on the frontlines. The application process had many reaching out to us frustrated. Now, it’s nearing time to cut the checks. But, as expected, there’s not enough cash to get essential...
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Local Doctors Encourage Latest COVID-19 Boosters as Cold Weather Sets In
Ensuring maximum protection for the holiday season, the White House is making a push for people to get their updated COVID-19 booster shots before Halloween to combat what officials say will be a “challenging” virus season.
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New Push for COVID-19 Boosters Ahead of Winter Months
This time of year is when doctors usually recommend getting a flu shot, but this year, there is also a push for people to get an updated COVID-19 booster.