New study looks at vaccine reaction to cosmetic dermal fillers
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Stock image: Lip enhancement being undertaken by plastic surgeon on a woman.Peter Dazeley/Getty Images
Those who have made vaccine appointments via the VAMS site, have seen an inquiry about dermal face fillers on the pre-appointment questionnaire.
“Do you have any dermal fillers (a cosmetic injection to diminish facial lines and restore volume and fullness in the face),” the CDC site asks. This is in reference to a rare and non-life threatening reaction that has been observed in patients with such fillers including lip fillers, but not including Botox, which is not a dermal filler.
What prom and graduation could look like for CT s class of 21
April 3, 2021
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Friends gather for pictures before heading off to Trumbull High School s senior prom in 2019. School districts are debating how to hold prom in 2021.Contributed photo /
This year’s class of high school seniors will have a chance to participate in the traditional proms and graduations, although with a twist in most cases.
Last year, many proms were canceled and graduations delayed as the coronavirus pandemic entered the U.S. just months before the end of the school year, the traditional time the events usually take place.
Amid onslaught, CT books 100,000 COVID vaccination appointments on first day of expanded eligibility
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A COVID-19 vaccine site in San Francisco in February.
the latest California city to temporarily shutter a mass vaccination site due to lack of vaccine, joining Los Angeles in pausing inoculations amid a national shortage. Officials said mass vaccinations are on hold at Moscone convention center for one week until supply ramps up. On Tuesday, Feb. 16 two new mass vaccination sites with doses from the federal government will open in Oakland and in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)Haven Daley / Associated Press
Amid an “onslaught” of new people seeking COVID vaccines, Gov. Ned Lamont said the state saw 100,000 new appointments booked Thursday on the first day all Connecticut adults became eligible.
Super relieved: Shelton teens happy to get a vaccination slot even if it s summer
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Actually, he isn’t. But at least he’s on the list for one. I actually scheduled my appointment last night, just after midnight, right after I received an email from VAMS,” Burden, a Shelton High senior, said. “The earliest appointment I could schedule wasn t until this summer, but I m hoping to be able to find a way to get vaccinated sooner than that.”
The state’s expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to everybody 16 and older went into effect April 1. And Burden and his peers were not behindhand in signing up.
CT vaccine priority to go by age and to educators, in reversal by Lamont
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Nurse Elin Loh assists Lt. Ken Benedict of the Bridgeport Fire Department as he administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a man at the weekly vaccination clinic held in the gymnasium of Central High School, in Bridgeport Feb. 10.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday the state will expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility next month through defined age groups
and to teachers, shifting priority away from essential workers and those with underlying medical conditions.
While state officials touted the new plan as a more efficient way to ramp up vaccinations, the approach deviates from guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the CT Food Association and several labor unions criticized the governor for leaving behind frontline essential workers and those with medical conditions that