Almost half of those surveyed think it will take them three years or more to get back to where they were financially a year ago including about one in 10 who don t think their finances will ever recover, according to the Pew Research Center. The Day talked to three people about how the pandemic has impacted them and how much help the federal stimulus is providing.
Shawn Henning, 57, of Pawcatuck was working up to 60 hours a week at a Norwich pizza restaurant when the coronavirus pandemic hit the region last March.
As many small, mom-and-pop restaurants closed or cut way back because of lost business, Henning quickly decided to cut his hours dramatically.
China administered 133.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of April 2
FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccines are seen on a production line inside the Beijing Institute of Biological Products of Sinopharm s China National Biotec Group (CNBG), during a government-organised visit to the company in Beijing, China February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang reuters tickers
This content was published on April 3, 2021 - 08:09
April 3, 2021 - 08:09
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has administered 133.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 2, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
That compares with around 126.6 million doses given as of April 1, indicating an increase of about 7.2 million doses. (Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
Even late into her life, long after the chaos of growing up with 12 siblings had subsided, long after years of hosting a Bible study in her home, and long after she’d met the love of her life square dancing at the Stonington Grange in 1945, Irene Johnson remained vibrant.
Ask her great-grandson, Morgan, who suffered a bloody nose several years back caused by Irene’s lockdown defense on the basketball court when he was only 9 or 10. Irene had been diagnosed with osteoporosis, so her daughter Lizanne Johnson put her foot down, telling Irene she had to stop hooping because she could end up breaking a bone.
More than 100,000 Connecticut residents scheduled appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, the first day those 16 to 44 years of age were eligible to do so, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
As statewide cases of the coronavirus disease continue to tick upward, all those in the state age 16 and older are now eligible for vaccinations, which experts believe are the key to eradicating the disease.
“We’re making very good progress,” Lamont said during a virtual news briefing.
He urged those who may have had difficulty scheduling an appointment to have patience, offering assurances that additional spots will become available over the next several weeks. Supplies of the vaccines continue to flow, he said, despite what people may have heard about a “hiccup” in the production of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, resulting in the contamination of some 15 million doses that had to be discarded.
Norwich Puzzle pieces are colorful, and when people work together, the pieces can be interlocked to form a beautiful picture.
Those were the images and themes Norwich Free Academy students wanted to convey with their Project Outreach program, “We’re All a Piece of Norwich,” a community art project with students and staff in 11 schools and members of more than 30 community organizations participating. People from age 4 to 80 created colorful puzzle pieces cut out from sheets of paper.
In total, 687 participants submitted completed puzzle pieces to NFA Project Outreach student coordinators Ella Bean, a 10th grader from Preston, and Annika Savage, a senior from Voluntown.