No Boosters On Immediate Horizon, Esposito Announces
No Boosters On Immediate Horizon, Esposito Announces
File photo - Chesprocott Health Director Maura Esposito
July 24, 2021 12:00AM by Mariah Melendez, Herald Staff
The world has been returning to normal over the last several weeks, as the pandemic has seemed to be subsiding.
However, the new Delta variant of the virus has produced fresh concerns about outbreaks, as cases have been on the rise throughout the U.S. and even in Connecticut, leading many to wonder whether the vaccines they received will be enough to protect them against new COVID-19 variants, or whether booster shots will be required.
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BY PAUL HUGHES REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
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HARTFORD While Connecticut just achieved the highest vaccination rate in the nation, Gov. Ned Lamont and state officials continue to worry about COVID-19 complacency stymieing the state’s progress.
Lamont on Monday spotlighted rankings from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing Connecticut is the first state to fully vaccinate more than 50% of its population over age 18.
The 50.3% rate reported Monday barely topped that threshold, and several others states were close behind New Mexico with 49.9% full vaccinated, South Dakota with 49.8%, and Maine with 49.3%.
“We’re the first state in the country to have over half of adults fully vaccinated. That is an extraordinary achievement that allows the reopening to continue in a prudent way,” Lamont said. “It makes such a big difference.”
Health official says lack of precautions to blame for Cheshire COVID spike
Health official says lack of precautions to blame for Cheshire COVID spike
Cheshire High School. File photo
April 28, 2021 01:42PM By Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE â A local health official blamed the spike of COVID-19 cases among Cheshire High School students on a failure to follow public health precautions, not a variant of the virus.
âTo our knowledge, this uptick in COVID-19 cases for the town of Cheshire is not due to the variant, itâs due to people not practicing the safe COVID-19 mitigation strategies,â said Kathryn Glendon, a public health specialist with the Chesprocott Health District, which includes Cheshire.Â
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