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U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) has introduced legislation that would declare racism a public health crisis. She has been advocating for the House resolution since 2020.
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Connecticut convened the first meeting of its Commission on Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention on Wednesday.
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Health officials in New York and Connecticut are urging local communities to make sure they are up to date on their polio vaccinations before the school year begins. In late July, a person tested positive in Rockland County.
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Governor Kathy Hochul said COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year and masks and social distancing will no longer be required. The governor and state health officials also gave an update on the spread of monkeypox, which for the first time has infected a child.
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New Haven’s former public health nursing director was responsible for hundreds of people receiving less-than-effective COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to the report.
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The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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The public can comment on Connecticut insurers' proposed individual health plan cost increases at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York wants President Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacturer more monkeypox vaccines to curb the spread of the disease in her state.
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New York State’s Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said monkeypox continues to spread and people should be aware of the risks as well as how to access the limited supply of vaccines.
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Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak.