The Plainville Citizen April 15, 2021 by Record Journal

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Volume 20, Number 16

Thursday, April 15, 2021

A lifeline for many

COVID UPDATE

73 new cases reported in Plainville

April 11 to 17 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The Association of PublicSafety Communications Officials states: "Every year during the second week of April telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honored. This week-long event, initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff ’s Office in California, is a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public. It is a week that should be set aside so everyone can be made aware of their hard work and dedication." The Plainville Police Department used its Facebook page to acknowledge National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and the unsung heroes it shines a light on. The Plainville PD post, which includes the photo below, states: See Lifeline, A26

Wheeler YMCA primed for an exciting summer By Michael Luciano Special to The Citizen

From June 14 to Aug. 27, the Y will host 11 sessions of Camp Wheeler spanning 3 to 4 days each for youngsters age 4 to 12 and 13 to 14. Campers will participate in activities such as swimming, archery and field games. In addition to the camp program, during the summer, the YMCA will hold other activities for youngsters throughout the week. Wednesdays will have indoor archery and teen co-ed volleyball. Thursdays, there will be “Sports of All Sports” sessions, and Fridays will feature archery and teen night basketball.

The state’s most recent report, issued April 8, showed 73 positive cases in Plainville. That works out to an average of 29.6 daily cases per 100,000 people. As of April 11, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID19 cases reported among Connecticut residents was 324,571 and 524 patients were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. There had been 7,957 COVID-19-associated deaths in the state.

For new Wheeler YMCA Youth Development Director Derek Destefano, transitioning to his position has been smooth, and he’s eager to welcome the community to the Y’s summer programs. “We’re really taking pride in the programs coming up. We’re trying to reach not just our own youth, but teens and adults as well. We want our community to see and embrace what we have available,” Destefano said. “I’m really excited about these programs and different ideas the team has had. We want the community to know we’re here for them.”

Plainville, and nearly every other Connecticut municipality, remain in the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for top-of-the-chart red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day.

To schedule a vaccination appointment, people may contact: Wheeler YMCA summer campers.

Weekends will be busy, too, with tball and co-ed basketball clinics being offered. “We want to promote a healthy lifestyle and positive mindset with everything the Y is offering. We’re in the community and want to help,” Destefano said. “We want to get members of the community back inside our YMCA branch, get them involved, and really create something special.” When it comes to safety in the time of COVID-19, Destefano said the measures the Y takes go “above and beyond.” “We’re constantly following OEC guidelines and state mandates, but also have our own YMCA guidelines. If something changes, we’ll take a look at our guidelines and say ‘okay, See YMCA, A26

VAMS online system: The Vaccine Administration Management System can be used to schedule appointments. Vaccine Appointment Assist Line: Call 877-918-2224. Hartford HealthCare: Hartford HealthCare has multiple locations. Go to hartfordhealthcare.org. Yale New Haven Health: Yale New Haven Hospital has multiple locations. Go to ynhhs.org. Walgreens: Walgreens is offering the vaccine at many locations. Go to walgreens.com. CVS: CVS is offering the vaccine at many locations. Go to cvs.com. Walmart: Walmart is offering the vaccine at many locations. Go to walmart.com. — Citizen report

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The Public Health Committee recently voted on two bill proposals aimed at removing the religious exemption for vaccinations. These bills would require every child who wishes to attend public/ private school be fully vaccinated or on a catch-up schedule. As an MD, I believe in the power and efficacy of vaccination, having just received my second COVID vaccine and having a seven-year-old

who is in full compliance with his vaccine schedule.

These bills will have major financial implications on families who choose not to However, I could not in good vaccinate, as they now are conscience support passing forced to seek alternative eda bill that will ultimately ucational options. Many as a lead to the removal of chilresult of the pandemic are dren from schools without struggling financially and having safeguards to address simply won't be able to aftheir increased mental and ford the financial consephysical health issues (wors- quences they will have to ened for many by the pandeal with as a result of these demic), and without a plan bills. for their education. Based on the recent vaccinaThe timing of these bills tion numbers, the health should also be questioned. emergency narrative just isn't there and thus the urgency to push these forward appears unnecessary (recently released DPH school survey data for 2019-20 reveals that 96 percent of kindergarten and 98 percent of seventh graders have received their MMR vaccinaCommunity tions). I agree that preventHealth and Wellness Cen- ing disease is far better than trying to treat, quaranter of Greater tine and control disease after Torrington, the fact. However, we have Torrington: existing statutes and policies $1,357,125. to deal with that possibility. Staywell U.S. Rep. It was disappointing that Health Care, Jahana committee members never Waterbury: Hayes had an opportunity to speak $4,301,375. with commissioners from “Community health centers the Department of Public serve an essential role in our Health or the State Deptartlocal health care system. ment of Education, as they These centers provide lifedid not testify in person. I saving primary care for our believe it is critical for them most vulnerable families and to engage in the process to individuals,” said Hayes. increase vaccination rates “The importance of these with the least amount of imcenters is even more obvious pact and damage to the childuring the pandemic. I am dren. pleased that funding from Those who see this as a the American Rescue Plan straightforward issue will say will help CHCs in our state “vaccinate or face the consesustain their critical misquences.” But it's the chilsions and keep our neighdren who ultimately pay the bors healthy during unprice. We need to improve precedented times.” education, provide better Health centers will be able communication with parents to use the funds to support as needed and increase vacand expand COVID-19 vaccine access. We must also

Federal funds headed to 5th congressional district From U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05):

Community health center funding Congresswoman Hayes secured $11,014,625 in funding for community health centers in Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional District through the American Rescue Plan. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded funding to four community health centers in Danbury, Plainville, Torrington and Waterbury as a part of the legislation, with awards beginning in April. CT-05 based federal community health centers receiving funds : Connecticut Institute for Communities, Danbury: $3,047,125. Wheeler Clinic, Plainville: $2,309,000.

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In Brief Project Graduation Home child care

Month-long river cleanup In lieu of the annual Spring River Cleanup, the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association is holding a month-long event in which volunteers can clean in and around the Quinnipiac River and Meriden’s Hanover Pond at their own pace and on whatever date and time works for them. Email qrwainfo@ att.net to lend a hand.

Starting a home child care business is a natural decision for anyone who has a true passion for children and a desire to work independently. The Plainville Family Resource Network is one of 12 hubs in the state to support Family Child Care Providers for the Office of Early Childhood. The resource center can provide a Licensing Tool Kit and coaching throughout the process. For more information, call 860 793-6304.

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As news about COVID-19 variants, vaccine duration, and the likelihood of boosters changes daily, health officials are united in the message that widespread vaccination is the best way to control the pandemic. Vaccine researchers are continually reviewing effectiveness, duration and safety against the novel coronavirus and newer strains. Booster shots are likely, but questions surround whether that will mean in six months or a year, and whether it will be the current vaccine or a new one designed to combat a lead-

ing variant, said Angela Hwang, group president of the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group. “The matter of boosters is in our reality,” Hwang told reporters in a recent press briefing. “We will continue to gather evidence on safety and effectiveness.” Defeating the virus requires “regular surveillance and public health measures and getting vaccinated.” The current vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are proving effective against variants of the coronavirus now in Connecticut, said Dr. Virginia Bieluch, chief of infectious diseases at both the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain and

MidState Medical Center in Meriden. Lowering the rate of infection through mask-wearing and vaccination could stop the contagious variants while they are still rare, and prevent other viruses from gaining new mutations that could cause more trouble, health experts said. It is estimated that 75 to 80 percent of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. A variant is a change from the original form of a virus. Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of any virus—including COVID-19—are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control

Lamont: COVID funds to be spent on summer education programs By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press

Connecticut plans allocate millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds toward education programs designed to help make up for learning lost by the state’s schoolchildren during the pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that $10.7 million of Connecticut’s federal pandemic recovery funding will pay for an initiative he’s calling the Learner Engagement and Attendance Program or LEAP,

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school resumes in the fall as a way to make up for lost time in the classroom. “I want to make sure that we can provide that to kids at virtually no charge and no cost to every kid that wants to go,” Lamont said during an education roundtable in Meriden. “I want to put a youth corps together so that these kids have a friend a mentor; that they get free access to museums and aquariums and libraries — all different ways that our kids can hit the ground running in September.”

The spike protein in SARSCoV-2 is what the virus uses to latch onto cells and replicate.

Three variants named after their places of discovery — Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa — are more easily transmitted than the original novel coronavirus, but infections can be prevented through the same safety measures and available vaccine, health experts said. The U.K. variant has now become more dominant in the U.S.

The Pfizer BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines use mRNA technology that teaches cells how to make a protein—or even just a piece of a protein—that triggers an immune response inside our bodies. Both vaccines require two doses to maintain between 91 to 100 percent efficacy, based on CDC and FDA guidelines.

“We are in a race against time,” Keith Grant of Hartford HealthCare said. “What we do in the next few weeks will determine what our summer looks like.”

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"There is a voice, faceless to most, that is the lifeline for so many. That voice stays calm as a citizen screams for help over the phone. That voice stays calm as a firefighter calls for assistance.

worked last summer. “Cars dropping off campers came into the parking lot, who had their temperatures checked, were signed in and taken to their group. They did activities together within that group throughout the day,” he explained. “Our counselors wore masks and, at the same time, every group was equipped with enough supplies to clean in between activities — wiping

That voice stays calm as a police officer calls for backup. That voice is the person sometimes more responsible for saving a life than an officer, firefighter or EMT. Those voices at Plainville PD are: Al Urso Jr., Stephanie Metayer, Charlene Anderson, Zach Jones, Crystal Mayette, January Thompson.

down equipment, washing hands and doing any of those little extra steps. These are all methods practiced at my location last summer that are in place here at Plainville. We’ve gotten down to a pretty good system.” Registration for Wheeler YMCA summer programs is open from April 15 to May 23. Visit wheelerymca.org for more information.

The officers at the Plainville PD want to thank each of them for making sure we get home to our families and friends every day and every night."

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“COVID-19 has put an unprecedented strain on Connecticut’s budget. This devastates our state government’s ability to effectively leverage social and public programs to respond to this crisis and also hurts public workers who risk being laid off after serving on the front lines throughout this crisis,” said Hayes.

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have a solid plan in place for the numerous children who will now be displaced. Right now, the Department of Education does not have a plan to help them.

The bill also authorizes funding for the safe reopening of schools, the smooth running of businesses and reliable public health measures. Connecticut should receive approximately $2.9 billion in state relief aid and $1.36 billion in local government funding. Cities and towns in CT-05 should receive more than $185 million in baseline relief aid.

We as a legislature need to partner with them to solve this issue. I think we owe our citizens and especially our children more before proceeding. State Rep. William A. Petit, Jr., MD, represents the 22nd District – Plainville and New Britain.

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Recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that nursing homes have seen a 96 percent decline in new COVID cases among residents since the peak during the week of Dec. 20 of last year when there were more than 30,000 new resident cases.

in short order make a new vaccine,” Hwang said. “Whichever way this goes, we have options and we have solutions. We can respond to whatever way this virus changes.”

‘We can control this’ The CDC released findings that the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines proved highly effective against the variants and significantly reduced transmission. Bieluch said there isn’t any reason to believe this won’t continue, providing people get vaccinated when it’s their turn.

Along with the lowest number of new COVID cases, nursing home industry reports show COVID-related deaths in nursing homes declined by 91 percent since Dec. 20, 2020.

“Looking back at what’s happening in nursing homes, that says the vacThe positivity rate and hoscines are working,” Bieluch pitalizations in Connecticut said. “We’re seeing far fewer and the Northeast have risen of the older individuals. in recent weeks, despite We’re getting so close, I’m larger numbers of vaccines hopeful with the vaccine administered. Bieluch and that we will significantly other health care experts control this pandemic. said what they are seeing are Please stay safe and we can greater numbers of younger control this.” people being admitted to inmgodin@record-journal.com tensive care units and put 203-317-2255 on ventilators because they haven’t been vaccinated yet.

Younger people are showing signs of respiratory distress and pneumonia but have better outcomes than their elderly counterparts because they don’t have the same underlying heart or lung diseases. However, many young people have reported effects of COVID-19 including fatigue, body and muscle aches, fuzzy thinking and neurological issues, months after having the virus. “Even if you don’t get admitted to the hospital, you could have some significant problems,” Bieluch said. A combination of factors is leading to the increased numbers of young people getting infected. Lifestyle issues such as socializing indoors or in crowds while not wearing a mask, jobs with frequent public interaction, and the more easily transmissible variants are causing much of the uptick. Health care experts point to the success in nursing home patients, and the decline in older people contracting

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