Alexia Abrams Rivera News Today

Over 50 vaccine centers in Connecticut will no longer require appointments starting on April 27, as stated in a press release by Governor Ned Lamont one day before implementation.  The announcement relieved many Staples students, who believe vaccines to be vital means of overcoming COVID, yet found the previous scheduling process inefficient and unproductive. “The sites and systems to schedule vaccines tend to get overwhelmed and can only offer so many vaccines,” Alexia Abrams-Rivera ’22...

Governor Lamont advised in a Dec. 17 press conference that Connecticut residents restrict how much they travel, aiming to avoid the same rise in cases that the Thanksgiving break brought. “We all paid a price for [those Thanksgiving gatherings],” Lamont said. “Maybe that’s leveling out now, we’ll see, but let’s not let that happen again.” Many are following Lamont’s warning to stay home for the holiday season. “My family decided to not go anywhere for the winter break,”  Al...