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December 06, 2021
Will Omicron, the highly mutated COVID-19 variant detected in Connecticut and at least 16 other states, alter upcoming holiday celebrations? [...]
December 02, 2021
Omicron, the highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant, likely moved closer to Connecticut Thursday as a vaccinated Minnesota resident become the [...]
December 01, 2021
America’s first case of Omicron, a heavily mutated COVID-19 variant, has been identified in California, the Centers for Disease Control [...]
People under 65 years old who survive severe COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to die in the next [...]
November 30, 2021
With Omicron now in Connecticut and at least a third of the United States, what are the best treatments against [...]
November 29, 2021
The state’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 5.25 percent Monday as the nation braced for the arrival of the new, [...]
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that vaccination boosts the immune system and helps protect against all forms of COVID-19.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that he expects to continue to see increases in COVID-19 cases through December and into January.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that it is still too early to tell how dangerous the Omicron variant is, but it is likely that vaccination will be at least somewhat effective against it.
Eric Arlia, Senior Director, System Pharmacy, Hartford HealthCare, says that five new cases of Omicron were discovered yesterday in New York City, but the symptoms for all cases have been mild.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare says that most commercial labs will only tell people whether or not they have COVID-19, only specialized labs can tell which variant it is.
Eric Arlia, Senior Director, System Pharmacy, Hartford HealthCare and Keith Grant, APRN, Senior System Director, Infection Prevention, Hartford HealthCare, say that the Delta variant is responsible for most COVID-19 hospitalizations in Connecticut, with Hartford HealthCare seeing a 200 percent increase in hospitalizations in the past 30 days.
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