Not the time to be without medical support : School nurse shortage raises concerns in New Haven
Brian Zahn
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NEW HAVEN When the city opened its high schools earlier this month, it came with a promise from school district leadership that there would be enough nurses for every school.
However, on the day high schools opened, teachers reported that some schools did not have nurses stationed there.
“It’s a significant concern,” said Nijija-Ife Waters, president of the City Wide Parent Team. “Who is responsible for medical care for these students? I do not understand why the district (and Board of Education) has not made this a priority.”
CT Pauses of J&J COVID Vaccine After Rare Complications
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The state of Connecticut is pausing the administration of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the time being while the FDA and CDC investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
Connecticut Pauses Use of the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine
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In a joint statement issued on Tuesday morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred in veins that drain blood from the brain and occurred together with low platelets. All six cases were in women between the ages of 18 and 48.
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Fatal drug overdoses increased by 13% in 2020, with biggest increase during height of pandemic
The state saw a 13% increase in fatal drug overdoses in 2020, with most deaths occurring from April to July, when the state was going through the first round of the pandemic.
There were 1,359 fatal overdoses in 2020, with 78 cases still under investigation, according to state Department of Public Health data. In 2019, there were 1,200 deaths.
The largest monthly increase in fatal overdoses was April, when the state was in the throes of the COVID pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont had ordered a lockdown of the state, closing all restaurants and requesting that people stay in their homes.