Published January 29, 2021 •
Updated on January 29, 2021 at 2:28 pm
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As the coronavirus mutates and new variants emerge, the next few weeks will be crucial for Connecticut and the country as a whole, officials from Trinity Health of New England said Friday morning. If this variant, we give more time for this variant to spread, and if becomes the dominant strain in this country, we will see a surge that we haven t seen so far. It will be catastrophic. Dr. Syed Hussain, the chief clinical officer for Trinity Health, said. Just like how the United Kingdom detected this strain in late fall and by early winter they had cases that were much, much higher than their first surge in the spring, and now the country is in tight lockdown, he said.
‘It’s been made too complicated’: Vaccine registration process frustrates Massachusetts seniors, legislators
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
The reliance on online registration and other factors have made the vaccination rollout frustrating for many Massachusetts residents 75 and older. (Alison Montemagni / Baystate Medical Center)
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With the state’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for people over the age of 75 on the horizon, Gov. Charlie Baker explained the registration procedure at a press conference earlier this week.
“Determine if you’re eligible, on the site, find a location that’s providing vaccinations that’s convenient to you, click on it, make an appointment,” he said, referring to pages on the state’s website offering information about vaccine eligibility and a map of locations.
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HARTFORD, Conn. Trinity Health Of New England will host a Spanish-language version of its educational webinar series, “COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know,” today, Jan. 25. The webinar is part of a series that began on Jan. 11 and runs through Feb. 15. The session will run one hour, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Presenters for the Spanish webinar are Dr. Jose Arias-Camison, director of NICU and interim chairman of the Department of Pediatrics for Trinity Health Of New England, and Dr. De Jesus Paulino, pulmonologist for Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group.
In addition to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar highlights topics related to the vaccine, such as phases of the clinical trials, types of vaccine, how they work, patient demographics, safety, quality, efficacy, and side effects. The webinar will also touch on the phases of distribution, and there will be a question-and-answer session with the presenters.