Covid vaccine

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. It comes as a newly released study found COVID-19 vaccinations have potentially saved hundreds of thousands of lives nationwide. With COVID-19 vaccinations tailored for Omicron variants now available, public health experts…

The CDC has recommended the Novavax COVID-10 vaccine for adults ages 18 and up, providing more options and flexibility for the public.

Kids as young as six months old can get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Tuesday. A clinic is being held in Windsor at the library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where kids ages 5 and older can get the vaccine. No appointment is necessary. Leah Perez was first in line at Windsor’s Public Library. She showed up an hour…

Kids as young as six months old can get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Tuesday.

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

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate has decreased from Friday’s 14.19% to 12.3%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 76,848 tests have been reported in the last seven days, and 9,454 were positive. 348 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, according to officials. For a breakdown of COVID-19 data, click here.

The White House is planning for what it calls “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money approved for COVID-19 response. The administration faces critical decisions about how to...

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 14.19%. Thursday’s positivity rate was 14%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 69,235 tests have been reported since last Friday, and 9,825 were positive. There are 354 people hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the state, according to officials. For more COVID-19 data, click here.

Don’t want to carry about your physical vaccine card? Here’s how to add it to your iPhone.

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate is at 8.85%. The rate on Friday, April 29, was 9.42%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 66,174 tests have been reported since last Monday, and 5,858 were positive. There are 230 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the state, an additional 51 people from last Monday. Of the 230 patients hospitalized, 68% (29.57) are…

COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster

Connecticut’s 7-day rolling COVID-19 positivity Rate is 5.5%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 69,115 tests have been reported since last Monday, and 3,799 were positive. There are 104 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the state, an additional 11 people since last Monday. Of the 104 patients hospitalized, 41 (39.42%) are not fully vaccinated, according to officials. For a breakdown…

Connecticut’s seven-day rolling COVID-19 positivity rate is 4.26%. On Monday, the state began reporting COVID-19 positivity rates on a rolling seven-day average, rather than a daily average to better align with how the CDC tracks positivity rates, according to the Department of Public Health. In the last 7 days, 64,052 tests have been reported, and 2,726 were positive. According to…

Federal regulators have approved a second booster shot of the COVID vaccine, for certain groups, so who is now eligible and what can you expect with the fourth dose? Here’s a breakdown of what we know so far.

The request comes two days after Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second booster shot for adults 65 and older.

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is 2.4%, up from Wednesday’s 2.31%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, an additional 62 COVID-19 associated deaths have been reported in the last week, bringing Connecticut’s total to 10,677 deaths. There have been 16,807 tests reported since Wednesday, and 404 were positive. According to officials, there are 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the…

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now 2.57%, up from Friday’s 2.53%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 31,488 tests have been reported since Friday and 809 were positive. There are 121 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state, down 19 from Friday. According to officials, of the 121 people hospitalized, 52 (43%) are not fully vaccinated. For a breakdown…

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 2.53% from Thursday’s 1.79%. According to Governor Ned Lamont’s office, 13,567 tests have been reported since Thursday, and 343 were positive. There are currently 140 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout the state, down 15 from Thursday. Of the 140 patients hospitalized, officials said 65 (46.4%) are not fully vaccinated. For a breakdown…

Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now 2.12%, down from Wednesday’s 2.31%, and there have been additional 72 deaths in the last week, according to Governor Ned Lamont’s office. Officials said 27,761 tests were reported since Wednesday, and 589 were positive. There are currently 171 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, down 21 since Wednesday. Of those 171 patients hospitalized, 68 (39.8%)…

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic says that despite weeks away from competition and emotional distress over his recent detention and deportation, he feels he’s at his “peak” as he returns to tour.