As nation marks half a million deaths, concerns rise over new California coronavirus variant
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Romelia Navarro (right) is comforted by nurse Michele Younkin at the bedside of her dying husband in a Fullerton hospital.Jae C. Hong / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Emergency medical workers Jacob Magoon, from left, Joshua Hammond and Thomas Hoang lift a patient onto a gurney in Placentia, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. EMTs and paramedics have always dealt with life and death they make split-second decisions about patient care, which hospital to race to, the best and fastest way to save someone and now they re just a breath away from becoming the patient themselves. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
By the light of 500 candles as "Amazing Grace" played outside the White House, President Joe Biden bowed his head in a minute of reflection on the 500,000
How new CT COVID vaccination plan compares to nearby states
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In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. Connecticut has announced its schedule for vaccinating people against COVID-19. But what’s happening in nearby states?Jae C. Hong / Associated Press
Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday released new guidelines for how the COVID-19 vaccine will now be distributed in Connecticut.
The governor shifted away from previous plans to prioritize frontline essential workers and those with underlying medical conditions to focus on age groups and educators. Lamont’s plan deviates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that other states are following.