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Feb. 11 is a day to honor and recognize the workers at the United Way’s 2-1-1 line.

To help Connecticut residents get a COVID-19 vaccine, Uber is going to be providing 30,000 free rides to bring eligible people in the state to their appointments. United Way of Connecticut, Community Health Center, Inc., and Uber on Friday announced the partnership.   They said Uber has pledged to provide 30,000 free rides to support residents with limited access to…

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause gives medical authorities time to investigate the rare cases of blood clots and determine the cause. Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of Columbia Women’s Heart Center, explains that this type of blood clot requires a different treatment than a typical clot, and symptoms to look out for.

In the race to get the COVID-19 vaccine, there is a bottleneck and starting tomorrow, hundreds of thousands more people will be eligible to get the shot in Connecticut. For many, this is the first time they’re dealing with trying to find and book an appointment. Starting tomorrow, people 65 and older can get the vaccine and that’s thousands...

There are 350,000 people age 65-74 now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, and many are scrambling to secure an appointment.

Hundreds of thousands of more people are becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut this week. Sign up is already underway for those age 65 and over. “I’ve been waiting anxiously,” said Tia Murphy of Bethel. Murphy says moments after she found out people age 65 to 74 were becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine she jumped on the…