Twenty-two months into the pandemic, health care workers are dealing with record hospitalizations, unsustainable work schedules and abuse from a public that’s frustrated and exhausted.
On top of all that, they’re also contracting the virus at higher rates than ever before, federal safety standards surrounding COVID-related working conditions in hospitals have been peeled back, and changes in workers’ compensation policies are making it harder for many who cannot work.
Connecticut’s rate of new COVID-19 cases may have begun to slow or even decrease, new numbers suggest, as experts say the state nears its omicron variant peak.