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January 20, 2022
Sometimes masks and social distancing aren’t enough. Sometimes, to avoid the risk of COVID-19, people avoid public places and spend [...]
Loss of sense of smell or taste, once a signature symptom of COVID-19, doesn’t necessarily apply to the Omicron variant. [...]
January 19, 2022
In less than the time it takes to read the first two paragraphs of this story, you can order four [...]
January 14, 2022
To help our patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hartford HealthCare Primary Care has extended its virtual health visit capacity. [...]
January 11, 2022
Time to put some specific dates on when you can expect Omicron cases to peak in Connecticut. “I would expect [...]
January 10, 2022
Many parties have been put on hold in the past two years to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus, but [...]
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that there is a possibility that more boosters will be needed going forward, and there does not seem to be any need for an Omicron specific vaccine.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that people should be judicious with their at home tests.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that there are different peaks to be aware of in terms of COVID-19, including our percent positivity peak, hospitalizations, overall cases and ICU cases, but all of those are currently on a downward trend.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says that we may see another increase in cases, but doctors hope that will not result in an increase in hospitalizations.
Ajay Kumar, Chief Clinical Officer, Hartford HealthCare, explains that because of the COVID-19 restrictions that hospitals have in place, they are not always able to accommodate the wishes of patients’ families, which can lead to violence towards nurses and hospital staff.
Ulysses Wu, MD, Chief Epidemiologist & System Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford HealthCare, says if the positivity rate continues to stay low as it has been recently, we may be past Omicron’s peak.
Interview with Jay Bialkowski, a COVID-19 survivor and Hartford HealthCare employee. He talks about his experience and thanks everyone for believing in his survival.
Andre Newfield, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, says that the pandemic has most severely impacted the mental health of people who were already feeling isolated before the pandemic, people who have already had challenges with their mental health and people who have been financially impacted by the pandemic.
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