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Return Connecticut to a risk-based vaccination plan Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Joan Pennington, 73, gets the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at her home. "It's gratifying," Pennington said. I read with disappointment Gov. Ned Lamont’s decision to abandon the CDC’s risk-based roll-out of Connecticut’s pending COVID-19 vaccination stockpile.  As a 59-year old woman who enjoys the creature comforts that come with white privilege (including excellent health insurance), I denounce Governor Lamont’s change of course as discriminatory, reckless, and just plain lazy. My 58-year old husband (a...

TCI will create a fourth gasoline tax With all due respect, Governor, TCI is a tax. The Transportation Climate Initiative, or TCI, calls for a proposed emissions fee on gasoline to help battle climate change. On the surface, supporters say it is a small price to pay to help save the planet; and if you truly believe that this is the case, then you should consider voting for it. Despite the administration’s efforts to go out of their way to not call TCI a tax, the simple truth is that it will only create additional financial hardships on lower- and middle-income families struggling to make en...

Let’s keep telehealth when the pandemic ends A telemedicine consultation Accessing mental health services can be difficult. For example, in 2019, a middle-aged mother with a history of trauma and alcohol use missed three appointments in a row with her psychiatrist.  She was nearly discharged from treatment for “lack of interest.” What happened? Steven Madonick, MD In fact, she could not travel to her appointments because she could not afford to repair her car and her trauma symptoms prevented her from getting on a bus or using a ride service. She was ashamed to share these reasons. How...

Assisted suicide lobby spreads falsehoods to promote systemic ableism Proponents of assisted suicide repeatedly spread falsehoods to promote their lethal and ableist agenda.  The February 8 op-ed, “Aid in dying is not assisted suicide” is no exception. Suicide is defined as the act of taking one’s life intentionally.  The person who intentionally ingests a prescribed lethal overdose more closely fits the dictionary definition of suicide than the despondent person who jumps off a bridge.  The desire for suicide is a cry for help, even when redefined as a “medical treatment option.�...

Monthly CT VIEWPOINTS -- opinions from around Connecticut Right to counsel is just as much a racial justice issue as a housing policy issue Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Protestors stand with signs asking to stop eviction in front of an apartment building in North End, Hartford. People from different parts of Connecticut gathered after hearing that a family with two children is going to be evicted in the cold during the pandemic. Despite the state and federal moratoriums on eviction, nearly 3,000 Connecticut families have faced eviction in the past 10 ...