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COVID-19: US To Invest $3.2 Billion For Purchase Of Anti-Viral Pills COVID-19: US To Invest $3.2 Billion For Purchase Of Anti-Viral Pills
Covid-19: US To Invest $3.2 Billion For Purchase Of Anti-Viral Pills President Joe Biden’s administration announced the United States is investing $3.2 billion to advance the development of antiviral drugs to treat viruses, including COVID-19. On Thursday, June 17, Biden announced the Antiviral Program for Pandemics, “a government-wide effort to speed up clinical trials of promising candidate drugs and develop next-generation treatments for Covid and other viruses that may cause future pandemics,” according to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. As part of the plan, the National Institutes of Health will “evaluate, prioritize, and advance” antivira…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work
Covid-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is offering extra incentives to get residents back to work after suffering through long-term unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont announced a new “Back To Work CT Program,” which will provide a one-time $1,000 bonus payment to 10,000 long-term unemployed people living in Connecticut to encourage them to get new jobs. According to Lamont, “the program is designed to encourage long-term unemployed individuals to find work.” 
“Although Connecticut’s economy added 17,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2021 and the pace of the recovery is accelerating as …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Many Kept Traveling Despite Showing Symptoms, Study Finds COVID-19: Many Kept Traveling Despite Showing Symptoms, Study Finds
Covid-19: Many Kept Traveling Despite Showing Symptoms, Study Finds Despite showing COVID-19 symptoms, many Americans continued to travel normally during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers from George Mason University reported that they found “no real change” in daily activity, travel, and contact with others during the pandemic, even from those who showed signs of potentially contracting the virus. A team from the university’s College of Health and Human Services tracked the movement patterns of nearly 200 volunteers who showed possible COVID-19 symptoms. Of those being evaluated, few did anything to limit their daily movements, even when …

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COVID-19: How Low Can It Go? CT Infection Rate Falls Again; Breakdown Of Cases By Locale COVID-19: How Low Can It Go? CT Infection Rate Falls Again; Breakdown Of Cases By Locale
Covid-19: How Low Can It Go? CT Infection Rate Falls Again; Breakdown Of Cases By Locale Connecticut continues to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine at one of the quickest clips in the nation as the day-to-day positivity rate of those tested dipped below 2 percent.  Gov. Ned Lamont said that on Wednesday, April 21, 41,344 COVID-19 tests were administered throughout Connecticut, resulting in 737 laboratory-confirmed cases of the infection. The 1.78 percent infection rate mirrors what the state was showing before the surge of new cases during and after the holiday season. Eight new COVID-19 patients were admitted into Connecticut hospitals, leaving 515 being treated, and there w…

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COVID-19: 13 New Deaths Reported In CT; Latest Case Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: 13 New Deaths Reported In CT; Latest Case Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: 13 New Deaths Reported In CT; Latest Case Breakdown By County, Community More than a dozen new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Connecticut over the weekend as the overall positive infection rate hovered around 3 percent after spiking last week. Between Friday, April 9, and Monday, April 12, there were 98,891 COVID-19 tests administered, resulting in a total of 2,985 laboratory-confirmed new infections for a 3.02 percent positive infection rate.  Over that stretch, an additional 13 new COVID-19 fatalities were reported as the death toll rose to 7,957 since the pandemic began last year. Seven more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut h…

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Obituaries
COVID-19: Lost Loved One To Virus? FEMA Will Reimburse Families For Funeral Costs: Details COVID-19: Lost Loved One To Virus? FEMA Will Reimburse Families For Funeral Costs: Details
Covid-19: Lost Loved One To Virus? FEMA Will Reimburse Families For Funeral Costs: Details For those who lost a loved one to COVID-19, the federal government is now offering up to $9,000 for funeral expenses. FEMA announced the program on Thursday, April 8, which is aimed at easing the burden caused by the pandemic. “At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during, and after disasters,” Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton said in a statement. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense grief for so many people. Although we cannot change what has happened, we affirm our commitment to help with funeral and burial expenses that many families did not anticipate.” Families that …

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COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Infection Rate; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community COVID-19: Here's Latest CT Infection Rate; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community
Covid-19: Here's Latest CT Infection Rate; Rundown Of Cases By County, Community After seeing the positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut hit 5 percent earlier this week, the number has dropped back down to where it had been sitting most of last month. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that out of 27,019 COVID-19 tests administered statewide on Wednesday, April 7, a total of 1,038 came back as lab-confirmed positives for a 3.84 percent positivity rate, down from 5 percent the previous day. Nine new COVID-19 patients were admitted into Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total to 514 still being treated for the virus, while five new fatalities brought the death to…

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COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By County, Community COVID-19: Here's Brand-New CT Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By County, Community
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New CT Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By County, Community The COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut are largely trending in the right direction as the state saw its positive infection rate dip back below 3 percent. Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 59,630 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Thursday, March 25, resulting in 1,699 confirmed cases for a 2.85 percent positivity rate, down nearly a full percent from the day before. According to the Department of Health, there were three newly confirmed virus-related deaths - down from four the previous day - as the total rose to 7,865. Twenty-two new COVID-19 patients were admitted into Connect…

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COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Back Near 3 Percent; Latest Breakdown By County COVID-19: CT Positivity Rate Back Near 3 Percent; Latest Breakdown By County
Covid-19: CT Positivity Rate Back Near 3 Percent; Latest Breakdown By County After seeing a sharp spike in positive COVID-19 infection rates earlier in the week in Connecticut, the numbers are trending back in the right direction as it dipped below 3 percent.Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that there were 41,904 COVID-19 tests administered across the state on Wednesday, March 17, resulting in 1,156 confirmed infections. The 2.76 positivity rate is down significantly from earlier in the week, when it sat at approximately 5 percent. Fifteen new COVID-19-related deaths brought the total to 7,822 since the pandemic began more than a year ago. Lamont said that 18 more …

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows Americans are feeling more optimistic about the nation’s ability to bring the pandemic crisis to an end, according to a new survey. On Friday, March 5, about one year after the pandemic began, Gallup released the outcome of its latest national COVID-19 opinion poll. The survey looked into what American adults are thinking about COVID-19 trends, access to vaccines and tests, and how the pandemic is affecting their lives. Here are some of the survey’s highlights: COVID-19 Gallup found that 60 percent of Americans said the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is improving. This is the most upbeat…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Fully Vaccinated NY Woman Gets Prescription To Hug Granddaughter COVID-19: Fully Vaccinated NY Woman Gets Prescription To Hug Granddaughter
Covid-19: Fully Vaccinated NY Woman Gets Prescription To Hug Granddaughter A New York grandmother got just the prescription she needed when her doctor wrote to "hug your granddaughter" after receiving her second COVID-19 vaccine shot. Evelyn Shaw’s granddaughter arranged the whole thing with her grandmother's doctor and had him seal the prescription in an envelope for her to open later. As you can imagine, the hug -- Shaw's first in a year because she lives alone and has been isolated since the beginning of the pandemic with just a visit outside her window -- was just what the doctor ordered. The hug.Jessica Shaw/Twitter Shaw, who said she was "stuck in COVID…

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COVID-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since COVID-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since
Covid-19: First CT Case Exactly One Year Ago; Here's How Many There Have Been Since It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Connecticut, changing the state, and country, forever. On March 8, 2020, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced the first laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case in a Wilton man who was treated at Danbury Hospital. Original story - First CT Resident To Test Positive For Coronavirus Is From Wilton Following the first case, what some thought was going to be a quick blip in history turned into a yearlong battle that has left thousands dead and even more with potentially permanent medical concerns. A year later, there have now been…

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