Connecticut State Department of Public Health
Press Releases - 2019
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- 10/10/2019 DPH Reports a Total 31 Cases of Vaping Related Lung Injury in CT
- 10/3/2019 Department of Public Health Reports Death in a Patient with Lung Injury Related to Vaping
- 10/2/2019 Governor Lamont's Statement Regarding First Known Vaping-Related Death in Connecticut
- 10/2/2019 Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force Releases Draft PFAS Action Plan for Public Comment
- 10/2/2019 Public Health/Environmental Updates Related to Bradley Airport Plane Crash Response
- 9/30/2019 DPH Announces Death of the Third Person Diagnosed With Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) This Year and the Diagnosis of EEE in A Fourth Person Who Remains Hospitalized After Five Weeks
- 9/26/2019 Department of Public Health Reports 18th Case of Lung Injury Related to Vaping
- 9/24/2019 Governor Lamont Advises Connecticut Residents to Take Proper Precautions Against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
- 9/20/2019 DPH Announces Second Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) this year AND Death of the First Person Diagnosed with EEE this year
- 9/19/2019 Department of Public Health Reports two additional Cases of Severe Lung Injury Related to Vaping, for a total of 13 cases; one person currently hospitalized
- 9/16/2019 DPH Announces First Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Identified In Connecticut This Season
- 9/15/2019 Letter from DPH Commissioner Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell to Connecticut Legislative Leaders Regarding Immunizations, Vaccination Requirements, and the Question of Religious Exemption
- 9/15/2019 Governor Lamont Announces Support for Eliminating Vaccination Exemptions for Children Who Attend Public Schools
- 9/12/2019 DPH Commissioner Recommends CT Residents Consider Not Using E-Cigarette and Vaping Products Pending Outcome of National Investigation into Severe Lung Disease
- 9/11/2019 DPH Advises Residents to Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis