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After nearly a week, the Smillow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is still dealing with software issues that effect the radiation treatment of cancer patients. Yale New Haven Health officials said Smillow is among nearly 40 hospitals nationwide that have been impacted by a cyberattack. The company that provides the software to run linear accelerators for radiation treatment, Elekta,…

The state has a few different vaccine clinics that are open to residents with no appointments on Sunday. The clinics will be held in Hamden, Meriden, New Haven and Uncasville and are open to Connecticut residents or anyone who works or studies in the state. Hamden Mayor Curt Leng said there will be a walk-up vaccine clinic from 10 a.m….

The Smillow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is reporting software issues that effect the radiation treatment of cancer patients. Officials with Yale New Haven Health said Smillow is among many hospitals nationwide that have been impacted by software issues. The company that provides the software to run linear accelerators for radiation treatment, Elekta, has been having issues since April…

Hundreds of high school and college students received the COVID-19 vaccine this weekend at clinics in Middletown and New Britain.

Officials at Yale New Haven Hospital believe the uptick in younger COVID patients is tied to a lack of vaccination among the younger age groups and the circulating COVID-19 variants.

A year after admitting its first COVID-19 patient, leaders from Yale New Haven Health detailed the next phase of their vaccination efforts.

Saturday marked the first time eligible patients could begin receiving Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine at Mohegan Sun. For the last couple of weeks, patients have been coming to Mohegan Sun to get their shots. The mass vaccination clinic is by appointment only and only available to Connecticut residents. At least 960 patients signed up for an appointment prior…

This week Yale New Haven Health’s vaccination efforts moved from mass clinics to local churches, increasing their reach by going smaller and being flexible. “I don’t think there’s one way to do this,” said Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Hospital. “I think you have to try a little bit of everything and...

The Johnson & Johnson single shot COVID-19 vaccine is now in Connecticut. The state is expecting to receive about 39,000 doses this week. Providers started administering the vaccine to people Wednesday morning. “Such a relief!” said Melanie Brannigan-Johnston, a Putnam teacher who was one of the first to receive the J&J vaccine in the state. Day Kimball Healthcare in...

The first residents in Connecticut to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine got vaccinated on Wednesday.

The emergency authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means that there are now three COVID-19 vaccines in circulation. And the J&J shot differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some important ways that may make it a game changer. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain.

Yale New Haven Health COVID-19 vaccine sites are closed on Tuesday after a storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of Connecticut on Monday. Anyone who had a COVID-19 vaccination appointment for Tuesday will be contacted by Yale New Haven Health to have it rescheduled, officials said. Most Yale New Haven Health COVID-19 testing sites plan to…

Yale New Haven Health announced they are closing their mass COVID-19 vaccine and testing sites in preparation for Monday’s storm. People with scheduled appointments will be notified directly and automatically rescheduled, a spokesperson with Yale New Haven Health said. All COVID-19 testing sites will close at noon on Monday and will remain closed until noon on Tuesday. Patients with...

The coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be safe, but some of the temporary side effects can feel pretty rough — especially when you get that second dose. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, described his own experience with “extreme” fever and chills after his second shot so you know what to expect.

Yale New Haven Health opened 3 new COVID-19 vaccination sites along the shoreline.

Yale New Haven Health is preparing to open three mass COVID-19 vaccination sites along the shoreline, all by appointment only. On Friday it opened: Yale West Campus, 100 West Campus Drive, Bldg. 410, Orange The Lanman Center at Yale University, 74 Ashman St., Lot 78, New Haven Both of those centers have 40 stations to vaccinate a total of 2,800 people per day….

We’re all anxious for the pandemic to be behind us so we can get back to “normal” life. But we may need to wait a while longer. Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis predicts it won’t be until the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024 that U.S. fully recovers from the pandemic and a 21st century version of the Roaring...

Yale New Haven Health opened six COVID-19 vaccination sites on Thursday for people 75 and older who qualify under the state’s Phase 1B. Northeast Medical Group (NEMG), 4A Devine Street, North Haven NEMG, 112 Quarry Road, Trumbull NEMG, 501 Kings Highway East, #204, Fairfield NEMG, 500 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich NEMG,  633 Middlesex Avenue, Old Saybrook NEMG, 194 Howard Street,…

Yale New Haven Health opened six COVID-19 vaccination sites on Thursday for people 75 and older who qualify under the state’s Phase 1B.