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A nursing home network has agreed to make restitution for turning away people - on more than 350 occasions - for having an opioid addiction.
On Tuesday, Dec. 29, Alliance Health and Human Services - which operates 8 skilled rehab and nursing facilities in Massachusetts - resolved allegations that it had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by turning away patients because they were being treated for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) with methadone or buprenorphine, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts.
People being treated for OUD are generally considered to be disabled under the federal definition. Under the ADA, private healthcare providers cannot discriminate on the basis of disability, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
Waterbury Hospital clinical pharmacist Fabio Caetano shows the COVID-19 vaccine as staff began to administer vaccines Dec. 15 at the hospital. -JIM SHANNON/REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The wait for COVID-19 vaccines is over, though it will be a while longer before vaccines are available for the general public.
The state this week received its first shipment of nearly 32,000 doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech. Frontline health care workers at hospitals across the state were the first to receive the vaccine.
Locally, Waterbury Hospital received 975 doses in its first shipment and Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury received 470 doses, the Republican-American reported.
CT to receive fewer COVID vaccines than anticipated
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Hundreds of people turned out Thursday morning for COVID-19 tests at Liberation Programs, in Bridgeport, Conn. July 9, 2020. The free community Coronavirus test screenings were administered by the staff of Bridgeport’s Southwest Community Health Center.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
As Connecticut will become one of the first states in the nation to vaccinate nursing home staff and patients on Friday, state officials are also preparing for a shortage in doses.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday the state will receive about 12,000 fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine than originally anticipated.
CT doctors applaud the COVID-19 vaccine but still recommend masks and social distancing
The batch of nearly 2,000 doses made by Pfizer was sent to Hartford Hospital and this came after nine months of developing the vaccine. Author: Carmen Chau Updated: 5:16 PM EST December 14, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn The first COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday morning in Connecticut and was administered to 15 Hartford Healthcare frontline workers.
While the news comes as a relief for many, doctors said we still have a long way to go. This is a historic moment, said Hartford Healthcare President and CEO Jeffrey Flaks.
The batch of nearly 2,000 doses made by Pfizer was sent to Hartford Hospital and this came after nine months of developing the vaccine.
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
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As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.