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Two thousand doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are on the way to Yale New Haven Health from Michigan. The hospital system’s chief clinical officer Dr. Thomas Balcezak said a FedEx tracker shows the shipment will arrive Tuesday and staff will begin vaccinations Tuesday and Wednesday. “We believe we’re well on our way towards getting all of our staff and...

The City of New Haven said it will rely on both the Pfizer and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to help carry out its vaccination plan.

“They said 30 min to 45 minutes,” Carmen Mendez said. As a two-time COVID-19 patient Mendez knows test result wait time means all the difference. “If you’re unsure just stay home,” Mendez said. She came to the CVS Health Rapid result COVID-19 testing site in Hartford Wednesday to get proof she’s COVID-free within minutes. “People in my situation we know…

Getting a moment to eat can be hard for healthcare workers and first responders. One Westport mom saw it first hand as her daughter headed out for a shift with the Wesport EMS COVIT-19 team. Like any mom, Nicole Straight found a way to give back. “I’m really proud of my daughter and I tell her all the time,...

A simple idea has turned into thousands of meals for hospital staff and first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic

Yale New Haven Health officials said Friday they have several plans in place as the number of COVID-19 cases grows in Connecticut. In New Haven, the hospital is designating the top three floors of the Smilow Cancer Hospital as the place for COVID-19 patients. “This was an enormous undertaking, it went extremely smoothly,” said Dr. Tom Balcezak, Chief Clinical Officer…

Yale New Haven Health officials say there are 152 COVID-19 patients across their hospitals, and they’ve got plans to make room for more.

There will soon be more COVID-19 testing available to residents of Connecticut. Healthcare systems across the state are now working with private labs to run tests. More clinical laboratories, like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, have been issued Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct COVID-19 diagnostic testing. This opens up testing for a wider group…

Hospitals across Connecticut are working to create drive-up coronavirus testing.