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Press Releases - 2021

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8/12/2021 Connecticut DPH Issues Health Alert Middlesex County Now Upgraded To The High Transmission Category
9/17/2021 Connecticut DPH Issues Statement Regarding FDA Vaccine Advisors Vote
Connecticut Department Of Public Health Issues Statement Regarding Friday’s FDA Vaccine Advisors Vote
6/14/2021 Connecticut Department of Public Health Identifies Ceramicware Pots as Source of Lead Poisoning
2/1/2021 DPH Warns Residents of Carbon Monoxide Danger
11/18/2021 Officials From The Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy And The Department of Public Health Issue Warning About The Possible Dangers Of Marijuana With Fentanyl
5/12/2021 Governor Lamont Confirms Postponement of Nursing Home Strike Following Tentative Settlement Between Facility Owners and Healthcare Employees Union
Governor Lamont Confirms Postponement of Nursing Home Strike Following Tentative Settlement Between Facility Owners and Healthcare Employees Union
10/29/2021 Connecticut Department of Public Health Stresses Lead Prevention Safety
8/4/2021 Governor Lamont and Public Health Commissioner Gifford Express Concern Over COVID-19 Outbreaks
Highlight Reduced Risk for Vaccinated Persons
11/22/2021 Connecticut DPH Continues To Issue Civil Penalties To Long-term Care Facilities For Failure to Comply with Executive Order 13F
12/9/2021 Statement From Connecticut Department Of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, On The State’s COVID Positivity Rates
1/6/2021 DPH Reminds CT Residents to Test Their Homes for Radon
12/4/2021 GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT CASE IN CONNECTICUT
2/5/2021 Connecticut Vaccine Appointment Assist Line Expanding to 12 Hours per Day/7 Days a Week
8/26/2021 Connecticut Department of Public Health Issues Health Alert
Litchfield County Now Upgraded To The “High Transmission” Category Middlesex County Also Returns To The “High Transmission” Category
9/24/2021 Connecticut Department of Public Health Issues Statement Regarding ACIP Guidance On Boosters

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