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Connecticut’s Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday over whether a legal challenge to the governor’s emergency powers during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic is moot or an opportunity to legally vet them ahead of future crises.
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Supporters of incarcerated people gathered in front of the Department of Correction (DOC) headquarters in Wethersfield to demand that more be done to address COVID-19 in jails and prisons.
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There are 95,000 housekeepers working in hospitals across the country, which is greater than the number of doctors working in hospitals. Housekeepers are among the health care workers who spend the most time with patients and their families, often talking to and forming relationships with people as they clean. But critics say financial awards fall far below what is deserved.
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Frankie & Johnny: September 2, 2022. This is a brief week-in-review update that premieres during All Things Considered on Connecticut Public Radio, Fridays at 4:44 p.m. Topics include federal authorization of COVID-19 vaccines aimed to combat Omicron strains, a civil rights group alleging that the town of Woodbridge violated state fair housing laws, and record temperatures in August.
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The CDC’s changes come more than two and a half years after the start of the pandemic. But as a recent episode of The Colin McEnroe Show notes, “There’s still a pandemic going on.”
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"Where is the fairness?" One mother was sent back after a single failed drug test, and her family's life has now been turned upside down for more than a year.
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This hour, we look at what's going on with the pandemic with doctors from Yale and Hartford HealthCare. Plus, what do we know about Paxlovid and why its results vary?
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that the state will begin issuing COVID-19 relief grant money to eligible businesses in the hospitality industry this week. The state is giving out a total of $30 million to over 1,700 businesses that reported a drop of at least 15% (but no more than 95%) in revenue in 2021 compared to 2019. Some of the money is coming from the federal American Rescue Plan.
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Long-COVID-19 patients are offering up their blood and saliva to Yale researchers to help find a link between their demographic patterns and any changes to their body since contracting the virus.
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The Premium Pay portal is open for Connecticut Health care workers, grocery store employees and other private-sector employees who staffed vital services during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic can begin applying for up to a $1,000 bonus from the state.