COVID-19

Many New Yorkers are becoming sick with COVID even after being vaccinated and receiving one or even two booster shots.

The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.

WSHU’s J.D. Allen spoke with CT Mirror’s Jenna Carlesso about her article, “As COVID hangs on, the ‘new normal’ is leaving many behind,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut calls out the F.D.A over the baby formula shortage.

‘The crudest utilitarianism’: Immunocompromised and others at higher risk as restrictions drop

Much of the state is in red zone alert level, meaning more than 15 people for every 100,000 have tested positive in the past week, according to the CDC.

The New York governor is up to date on her vaccinations and is asymptomatic.

A report revealed that nearly 90% of Connecticut’s jail and prison population have tested positive for COVID, and that there have been 29 inmate deaths from the disease.

The exams are scheduled to resume in June after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19. Senate Republicans want more time.

The Democrat said in a Twitter post that he got the test result Tuesday and has done contact tracing to inform people he has had contact with.