Vaccinations

Nationwide, the rules on COVID shots are uneven: the supply of COVID-19 vaccines remains steady, but access is confusing. Federal guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now primarily flags vaccines for adults 65 and older or those with certain health conditions.

State officials said Connecticut residents will continue to have access to vaccines despite some confusion about recent changes to federal guidelines.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont wants insurers to continue to cover near-universal COVID-19 vaccinations in the state, in the wake of recent changes to federal guidelines.

The United States Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was scheduled to hold its second hearing on vaccines on Tuesday. Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) expressed skepticism about the hearing's purpose.

Pediatricians across Connecticut are advocating for vaccines in the wake of outbreaks and health misinformation.

Five years after COVID-19 became a global emergency, doctors who were on the frontlines said the pandemic changed the face of public health while it exposed serious challenges in medicine and science.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s closely monitoring the spread of measles, including cases across the border in Canada and one in Suffolk County.

Cases of the respiratory virus RSV have surged in Connecticut since November. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is demanding that manufacturers produce vaccines more quickly and at an affordable price.

With the flu, RSV and COVID-19 spreading like wildfire in cold winter months, Dr. Dwayne Breining, the executive director at Northwell Health Labs, shares how vaccinations are key to combating a “tripledemic.”

The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed the first influenza and RSV-related deaths of the season, and remind residents to get vaccinated.