Vaccinations

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.

Connecticut lawmakers and CDC Director Mandy Cohen are encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as short supply and insurance coverage issues get resolved.

The first Connecticut child has died from the flu this season, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed the first flu death of the year amid one of the earliest and most severe flu seasons in recent years.

New York has expanded the criteria residents need to receive the monkeypox vaccine.