The Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that 22 additional cases of the B117 coronavirus variant have been identified in Connecticut, bringing the statewide total to 42 confirmed cases.
9:55 a.m. ET, February 16, 2021
White House Covid-19 adviser says drop in US cases could be misleading in face of variants
From CNN’s Naomi Thomas
Andy Slavitt, White House Covid-19 senior adviser, said on MSNBC Monday the drop in Covid-19 cases could be “misleading,” and the virus could have “a lot of surprises in store for us.”
Among those surprises are the variants, he said, noting that the variant first identified in the UK – or B.1.1.7 – is more virulent.
“I think we should be assuming that the next wave of case growth, to the extent that we have it, is going to be with B.1.1.7, and that’s something that I think everybody has to be even more cautious about,” he said. “It’s nice to see the numbers of cases drop, but it could be misleading.”
Governor Ned Lamont was administered with his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this morning at a clinic that was held at The First Cathedral church in Bloomfield under a partnership with Trinity Health of New England.
Fauci says timeline for mass vaccinations could shift maybe into mid-to-late May and early June
From CNN Health’s Naomi Thomas Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto Tuesday he thinks the process of widespread vaccinations will likely start in the spring and large portions of the public will be able to be vaccinated by the end of the summer.
Fauci acknowledged that previous estimates had placed vaccine availability for the general public closer to the end of April. He said vaccine availability to large parts of the public could depend on the Johnson & Johnson candidate, which has not yet been given emergency use authorization but is in the process.
Connecticut Water notified Unionville customers that PFAS were found in the drinking water, though the amount is well below the national and state action levels. PFAS concerns are ongoing, and there are currently reviews underway.