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COVID-19: US Army Announces Plans To 'Immediately' Start Discharging Unvaccinated Soldiers COVID-19: US Army Announces Plans To 'Immediately' Start Discharging Unvaccinated Soldiers
Covid-19: US Army Announces Plans To 'Immediately' Start Discharging Unvaccinated Soldiers The United States Army announced plans to begin discharging soldiers who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The military branch made the announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 2, saying the Army will "immediately begin separating Soldiers from the service" following a directive issued by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. The order applies to regular Army soldiers, reserve-component soldiers serving on Title 10 active-duty and cadets who do not have an approved or pending vaccine exemption request. “Army readiness depends on Soldiers who are prepared to train, deploy, figh…

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COVID-19: Moderna Vaccine Gets Full Approval From FDA COVID-19: Moderna Vaccine Gets Full Approval From FDA
Covid-19: Moderna Vaccine Gets Full Approval From FDA Federal officials have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine following its authorization last year for emergency use. On Monday, Jan. 31, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Moderna’s vaccine has been granted its full approval, joining the Pfizer shot which was authorized months ago. The move comes after tens of millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine have already been administered across the country. It also represents Moderna’s first FDA-approved product in the US. Officials said the FDA reviewed months of additional follow-up data submitted by Moderna to…

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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 10 Percent For Two Straight Days In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 10 Percent For Two Straight Days In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Below 10 Percent For Two Straight Days In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dipped below 10 percent for the second straight day as the state continues to recover from the winter surge of new infections. On Thursday, Jan. 27, there were 27,580 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, according to the most recent update from the Department of Public Health, resulting in 2,684 newly confirmed cases for a 9.73 percent daily positive infection rate, matching the figure from the day before. The previous two days were the only ones in 2022 that Connecticut had a single-digit positive infection rate. Seventy-eight more …

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COVID-19: Infection Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Infection Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Infection Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The COVID-19 numbers continue to show improvement in Connecticut as the state distances itself from the holiday season and the number of patients being treated for the virus is dipping.  Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that on Monday, Jan. 24, there were 27,834 COVID-19 tests administered statewide, which resulted in 3,824 newly confirmed infections for a 13.74 percent daily positivity rate, up from the weekend. The positive infection rate continues to show improvement after plateauing around 25 percent for most of January. Thirty-one more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Conne…

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COVID-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes COVID-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes
Covid-19: New Rules For Visitors Take Effect At CT Nursing Homes New rules are now in effect for friends and families visiting residents in Connecticut nursing homes. Beginning over the weekend, new protocols directing all nursing homes in Connecticut to require visitors to either show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recently tested negative for the virus in order to enter the facilities became official. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issued the executive order on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Specifically, when entering nursing homes, visitors must: Provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if eligible…

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COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts
Covid-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID-19 just as a civil defamation trial involving her and the New York Times was set to begin. A lawyer for Palin, who remains defiantly unvaccinated, announced on Monday, Jan. 24 that the one-time Alaska governor tested positive for COVID-19 following a diagnosis last year for the virus. Palin said last month that she would get a COVID-19 vaccine “over (her) dead body.” Manhattan federal court judge Jed Rakoff said on Monday that he had learned the previous day that Palin, age 57, tested positive for COVID. T…

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations Back Below 1,700 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths, By County COVID-19: Hospitalizations Back Below 1,700 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths, By County
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Back Below 1,700 In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths, By County The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Connecticut hospitals has dipped below 1,700 as the state continues to see a strong recovery following a post-holiday surge of new infections over the past month. In the latest update from the State Department of Public Health on Friday, Jan. 21, there were 32,459 COVID-19 tests administered the previous day, resulting in 4,444 laboratory-confirmed cases for a 13.69 percent daily positive infection rate, continuing a trend of cases declining. After plateauing near 25 percent for several days last week, the daily positivity rate has been p…

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations Down For Fifth Straight Day In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Hospitalizations Down For Fifth Straight Day In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Down For Fifth Straight Day In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths Connecticut continues to see improved COVID-19 metrics as the daily positive infection rate and hospitalizations both continue to plunge as the state gets further away from the holiday season. According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the state administered more than 28,000 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, resulting in 4,745 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a daily positivity rate of 16.55 percent, up more than 2 percentage points from the previous day. For the fifth straight day, the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Connectic…

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COVID-19: Starbucks Reverses Policy On Vaccine Mandates COVID-19: Starbucks Reverses Policy On Vaccine Mandates
Covid-19: Starbucks Reverses Policy On Vaccine Mandates Starbucks announced that it will no longer require its employees in the United States to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ABC News reported that the coffee shop chain made the announcement in a memo to employees on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The company reportedly said it made the decision in light of the Supreme Court's ruling, which rejected the Biden administration's effort to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or regular testing. Starbucks previously had announced it would require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sunday, Feb. 9 or require that they…

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COVID-19: CDC Reveals If Getting Vaxxed Is More Effective Than Natural Immunity COVID-19: CDC Reveals If Getting Vaxxed Is More Effective Than Natural Immunity
Covid-19: CDC Reveals If Getting Vaxxed Is More Effective Than Natural Immunity Top federal health officials have dispelled the long-standing question regarding the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations versus natural immunity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of a new study that found that both vaccinations and prior infection help to protect against new COVID-19 infections, though the former has proven far more effective in preventing virus-related hospitalizations. In the study, researchers evaluated more than a million COVID-19 cases in California and New York to analyze the risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations among fou…

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COVID-19: Infection Rate Ticks Up In CT, Hospitalizations Down; Latest Breakdown Of Cases COVID-19: Infection Rate Ticks Up In CT, Hospitalizations Down; Latest Breakdown Of Cases
Covid-19: Infection Rate Ticks Up In CT, Hospitalizations Down; Latest Breakdown Of Cases The positive daily COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut rose slightly, though the metrics continue to improve across the board as the state distances itself from the holiday season. According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the state administered more than 23,000 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, resulting in 4,264 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a daily positivity rate of 18.44 percent, up slightly from the previous day, but down dramatically from the post-holiday spike of new infections. For the second straight day, 38 COVID-19 patients…

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COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down; Hospitalizations Up In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Positivity Rate Down; Hospitalizations Up In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Down; Hospitalizations Up In CT; Latest Rundown Of Cases, Deaths The light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel could be in sight in Connecticut as the state starts plateauing from the post-holiday surge of newly confirmed infections, though hospitalizations remain on the rise. After spiking up near 25 percent, the positive daily COVID-19 infection rate was down to 21.24 percent, according to the Department of Public Health's latest update on Wednesday, Jan. 12, down from 23.85 percent the previous day. In total, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 34,460 COVID-19 tests were administered, which resulted in 7,318 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. Nineteen new COVID…

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