COVID-19

New Haven high schoolers are using their spring break to get vaccinated. One senior said it’s a chance to get just a little bit of normalcy before she graduates. “I was kind of excited to get it,” said Leah Moore, a senior at James Hillhouse High School. After spending half of senior year doing remote learning, she said getting...

Evidence indicates new $1,400 stimulus checks are boosting the economy. But some argue more payments are needed so that no one is left behind in the recovery.

Hartford has scheduled a series of pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics over the next week.

In the latest response to COVID-19, city, state and federal officials gathered at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport to launch a large-scale mobile vaccination program aimed at reaching Connecticut’s most underserved communities.

Jim Calhoun went to New Haven Thursday to encourage students who are eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.

More than 3.25 million tri-state residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. New York’s first positive case was announced on Sunday, March 1, 2020; the state’s first death was announced nearly two weeks later, on March 14, 2020. New York City accounts for the vast majority of cases and deaths in the state. The number of cases in New…

Joe Biden begins his presidency having achieved out of the gate what his predecessor could only do once during his four years: a positive approval rating.

Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s CEO, said Thursday people will “likely” need athird dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within a year of getting the first two doses.

On Thursday during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on safely ending the pandemic, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan pushed Dr. Anthony Fauci to be more specific about when Americans will “get their freedom back.” Fauci responded that Jordan was making this a personal thing. “I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to...

As Washington lawmakers pivot to recovery planning, many Americans hope financial help will keep coming. Here’s how the Covid-19 aid could continue.

Taxpayers who received unemployment income in 2020 and filed their taxes early in the year may receive a refund from the IRS next month.

More than 700,000 Americans will receive a supplemental stimulus payment this week as the IRS continues to process 2020 tax returns.

Almost a year after college graduation, 45% of the class of 2020 are still looking for work, according to a survey from career website Monster.

Hartford Public Schools is partnering with St. Francis Hospital to vaccinate students 16 and over at a COVID-19 clinic on Thursday afternoon. Students who met the age requirement and wished to get vaccinated were pre-registered through their school. “As part of our mission to serve as a transforming healing presence within our community, we extended our established partnership with Hartford…

Some experts say it is achievable, though difficult — but others are warning that herd immunity may not be possible when it comes to COVID-19.

It’s a two-prong approach in Community Health Center Inc.’s continued fight against COVID-19 in Connecticut. “You are already here waiting post vaccination and you’re able to get a test while you’re here and then you get a head on your way,” Amanda Schiessl of the Community Health Center said. The provider is offering COVID-19 tests at two of its...

Hartford Public Schools is partnering with St. Francis Hospital to vaccinate students 16 and over at a COVID-19 clinic on Thursday. Students who meet the age requirement and wish to get vaccinated will be able to do so at the pop-up clinic. “As part of our mission to serve as a transforming healing presence within our community, we extended our…

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate is at 4.41% and 10 more deaths were reported overnight. On Tuesday, state officials reported 17 COVID-related deaths and the positivity rate was 3.77%. Gov. Ned Lamont said hospitalizations have gone down. With a decrease of 27, hospitalizations are now 518. Of over 36,500 coronavirus tests performed, 1,609 came back positive. The state’s virus death toll…

A fifth batch of $1,400 stimulus checks has been sent, bringing the total to about 159 million recipients or more than $376 billion.

Some taxpayers receive significantly higher tax refunds after filing their returns, according to an analysis of IRS data from LendingTree.