By Jim Shelton
January 13, 2021
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The Lanman Center vaccination clinic in full operation. (Photo credit: Dan Renzetti)
The Yale COVID-19 Vaccination Program, based at the Lanman Center in Payne Whitney Gymnasium, is completing its first phase of inoculations and gearing up for the next wave with guidance from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).
Yale Health, the primary health care provider for students, faculty, staff, and their families, reconfigured Lanman, which was converted into an emergency field hospital during the pandemic’s early days, into a vaccination center in December. The shift came as COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer gained final approvals for use in the United States.
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Press release from Norwalk Health Department:
Jan. 11, 2021
January is National Radon Action Month, and your state and local health departments urge you to learn more about radon a leading cause of lung cancer and test for radon in your home.
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Due to COVID-19, more people are finding themselves working from home and learning remotely. This is a great time to ensure that your home environment is safe for you and your family by checking radon levels.
The Norwalk Health Department will mail free radon testing kits to interested residents, while supplies last. The kits were provided as part of the Radon Partnership from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH). To receive a free radon kit please complete this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHDRADON. Kits will be mailed out once a week to applicants.
The evening of Jan. 8, 2021 on Elm Street in New Canaan. Credit: Terry Dinan
State officials in recent days reported the deaths of three more New Canaanites with coronavirus disease, new data show, and the town is seeing a sharp rise in confirmed COVID-19 virus cases.
The town’s cumulative total of 845 cases reported Monday is up 27 from Friday’s report by the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
The DPH also is reporting 39 deaths for New Canaan in its most recent COVID-19 data tracker, up from 36 one week ago.
Municipal officials said last week that most new cases are young adults and middle-aged parents infected through small gatherings over the holidays.
National Radon Month is January in Darien
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Here is a radon test kit to test for the gas in the home. The Darien Health Department is advising resident of the town to test their homes for the gas, especially now that many families are spending more time at home due to the disease, COVID-19.Contributed photo
The Darien Health Department advises residents to test their homes for radon gas especially now that many families are spending more time at home due to COVID-19.
Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that is found throughout the U.S., information from the health department said.