As nation braces for fourth COVID wave, Lamont confident CT is in the clear
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Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle WalenskySusan Walsh / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Corina Marcu, associate vice president of medical affairs at St. Vincent s Medical Center in Bridgeport, gets her second dose of Pfizer vaccine on Jan. 5, 2021.Keith Porter, Hartford HealthCare / ContributedShow MoreShow Less
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The first group of Bridgeport Hospital employees received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, including, from left, Mario Vega, medical technologist, Microbiology Lab, Dr. Christopher Winterbottom, medical director, Medical ICU, Dr. Gregory Buller, associate chief medical officer and chairman of the department of medicine and Dr. Elena Zidan, internal medicine resident.Bridgeport Hospital / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Schools adjust as teachers call out sick with COVID vaccine side effects
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Teachers and staff from all over Monroe s school system wait the mandatory 15 minutes to monitor for reactions after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during a closed vaccine clinic for Monroe school staff at Masuk High School in Monroe, Conn., on Wednesday Mar. 3, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
A spokesman for the state Department of Education said Monday steps are being taken to help avoid the sudden school closures that have occurred due to large numbers of teachers calling out sick with side effects from the COVID vaccine.
Peter Yazbak, a spokesman for the state Department of Education, said school districts are trying to avoid these disruptions through creative scheduling, and health experts maintain that these side effects should not deter anyone from getting the vaccine.
Police: Marriage reconciliation ends in assault arrest
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Exterior, Fairfield County Courthouse on Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Twice charged with assaulting his wife, including trying to run her over with his car, police said Derek Fisher begged her for a reconciliation.
But when they finally got back together, police said Fisher punched his wife multiple times and then chased her with his car again.
The 36-year-old Fisher, who works as a shoe salesman in Milford, was charged Monday with second-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree reckless endangerment and violating two protective orders.
Woman hospitalized after Bridgeport stabbing
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BRIDGEPORT A woman was stabbed in the back early Sunday in Bridgeport , police said.
Officers were dispatched around 5:40 a.m. to St. Vincents Medical Center , where they spoke to the victim.
The victim was being treated for two non-life-threatening stab wounds on her back, according to police.
The victim was stabbed at an undisclosed location near the Fairbridge Commons and Klein Memorial area of the city, police said.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the department at 203-581-5100.
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