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September 27, 2021
Science rarely gets in the way of people who argue against wearing masks during the pandemic. When it does, they [...]
September 23, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older, long-term [...]
September 22, 2021
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut continues to rise, Hartford HealthCare announced expanded testing opportunities for people, starting [...]
September 16, 2021
America this week passed another sad milestone in the COVID pandemic — now one in every 500 Americans has died [...]
September 14, 2021
The Connecticut Department of Health announced it will open 13 new COVID-19 testing sites by the end of this week. [...]
September 09, 2021
The Delta variant is a different COVID-19 animal. It’s more than twice as transmissible as previous variants. Unvaccinated people infected [...]
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Booster shots available through Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health ready to roll out booster shots, Ajay Kumar, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Hartford HealthCare, about boosters helping boost immunity six months after initial series, for Pfizer shots, Eric Arlia, System Director, Pharmacy, Hartford HealthCare, discusses how Moderna and J&J are also being reviewed, but not approved yet.
How booster shots are being made available, make an appointment, with Eric Arlia, pharmacy director at Hartford HealthCare, to make sure they have supplies needed on hand. Booster shots approved for four groups at this time, for those who got the Pfizer vaccine.
Hartford HealthCare Virtual Media Briefing Boosters Ajay Kumar, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Hartford HealthCare Eric Arlia, System Director, Pharmacy, Hartford HealthCare
Lucia Benzoni, MD, Pediatrician about rising cases of COVID-19 in children and vaccine hesitancy among parents, encouraging them to get children who are eligible vaccinated.
Jo Anne Passalacqua, MD, an infectious disease specialist at Saint Vincent's Medical Center, says the Johnson & Johnson announcement that it’s COVID-19 booster shot is 94% effective when administered two months after the first dose is promising.
Eric Arlia, System Director, Pharmacy, Hartford HealthCare, gives an update on booster shots for older adults or those at high risk, how they are prepared for a wider rollout if needed.
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