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CDC, FDA To Review J&J Shot After 6 Blood Clot Cases Reported Out Of Nearly 7M Doses

Updated April 13, 2021 at 2:11 PM ET The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they are recommending a "pause" in the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an "abundance of caution" while a review of reports of rare, potentially dangerous blood clots is conducted. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the two agencies said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of...

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New York, Connecticut Join Other States In Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution

Wesleyan To Require All Students To Receive Vaccine Before Returning In Fall

Wesleyan University is the first school in Connecticut to require all students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before arriving on campus in the fall.

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C19: J&J Vaccine Paused

By Bill Buchner & Sabrina Garone • 8 hours ago

Connecticut and New York join the list of states pausing the distribution of the Johnson and John COVID-19 vaccine. A Connecticut University is now requiring a COVID-19 vaccine in attend class, the announcement of a new hotline to cover COVID-related funerals, and advocates for criminal justice reform in New York are optimistic about the future.

Marijuana Companies Say Bill Would Expand Social Equity, Reduce Legal Pot Prices

By Nancy Eve Cohen • 8 hours ago

Marijuana companies are pushing for a new bill now before Congress, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which would prevent federal regulators from penalizing banks that do business with state-sanctioned cannabis companies.

Judge Sentences Ex-Bridgeport Personnel Director To Four Months

By Cassandra Basler • 8 hours ago

A former personnel director for the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been sentenced to four months in prison by a U.S. District Judge today.

The Full Story: The Opioid Crisis and The Pandemic

By Editor • 9 hours ago

Before COVID-19 transformed all of our lives, one of the main public health concerns was the opioid crisis. In Connecticut, overdoses from opioid use went up in 2020. And the Health Department says they’re still rising. This week on The Full Story, we begin a two-part series on the opioid crisis in our region. First, we check up on the state of opioid addiction in Connecticut and New York and find out what local health officials and lawmakers are going to decrease the number of overdoses.

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Report: Pilot Error Caused 2019 Vintage Bomber Crash At Bradley Airport

By Alek Lewis • 9 hours ago

This photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows damage from a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed on Oct. 2, 2019, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. — NTSB via AP

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ruled that a pilot error led to the crash of a World War II-era bomber plane at Bradley International Airport in 2019. The crash killed seven people, including the pilot, and wounded six others.

Wesleyan To Require All Students To Receive Vaccine Before Returning In Fall

By Roberto Rojas • 11 hours ago

Wesleyan University is the first school in Connecticut to require all students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before arriving on campus in the fall.

New York, Connecticut Join Other States In Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution

By J.D. Allen, Karen DeWitt & Ebong Udoma & Alek Lewis • 11 hours ago

Connecticut and New York have joined states across the U.S. in pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

FEMA Enacts Funeral Expenses Assistance Program For COVID Victims

By Maya Brown • 11 hours ago

Starting this week, families who lost loved ones from COVID-19 can now get help with funeral expenses through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Lamont: Connecticut To Spend $10M To Keep Kids In School

By Ebong Udoma • 17 hours ago

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Governor Ned Lamont said Connecticut will spend $10.7 million from its share of COVID-19 relief money on a program to tackle school absenteeism.

Cuomo: New York Colleges Will Offer Vaccine To Students

By Karen DeWitt • 17 hours ago

A COVID-19 vaccine being prepared at the New York State drive-thru vaccination site at Plattsburgh International Airport. — Office of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that public colleges and universities across New York will begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine, with the aim of vaccinating as many college students as possible before the end of the spring semester.

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