CT Eyes Vaccine Passport For Businesses: Report: News Digest

Milford CT

01 December, 2021

8:47 AM

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Good Wednesday morning Connecticut, The weather is improving Wednesday, with sunshine and temperatures into the mid to upper 40s. There is a chance for rain showers late tonight and Thursday, and temperatures will moderate into the mid 50s. The chance for rain showers on Thursday is just 30 percent. More sunshine on Friday with temperatures into the mid to upper 40s, and the weekend looks nice with sunshine and temperatures into the upper 40s. Just yesterday it looked like we could see some snow shower chances over the next week and that looks to be diminishing rapidly. COVID-19 vaccine passport for businesses? Hearst Connecticut reports that Gov. Ned Lamont said the state is looking into the feasibility of creating a COVID-19 passport for businesses. Lamont said many businesses are asking him to look into the concept. Lamont stressed it wouldn't be mandatory, just something to make it easier if a specific business chose to require proof of vaccination in order to enter, Hearst CT reports. He said such a passport system could be ready sometime in 2022. (Read more at Hearst CT). And if you're curious about what exactly is a "vaccine passport," here is a good in-depth explainer article from the Associated Press. ""Vaccine passports" are digital or paper documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and could help you get into a growing number of places," the AP explains. (Read more about how the passport system could work here.) See related: CT COVID-19 Infection Spikes Near 6 Percent, Highest In 10 Months See also: Husband, Wife Killed In Vehicle Crash In Connecticut The victim identifications have been released by police.>>>Read More. Major Mall Welcomes Several New Tenants The mall welcomed several new tenants recently, with more set to open in the coming months.>>>Read More. Teacher Removal 'Unrelated' To Classroom Fracas Video But the schools superintendent said a "personnel matter," not the incident seen on video, led to the teacher's departure from the school.>>>Read More. Lamont to make "major announcement" concerning implementation of the new state law enacting a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut At 1 p.m. Lamont will hold a news conference in New Haven to make a "major announcement" regarding the implementation of the new state law enacting a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut, according to a release from his office. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz; Connecticut Paid Leave Authority CEO Andrea Barton Reeves; the co-chairs of the General Assembly's Labor and Public Employees Committee, State Senator Julie Kushner and State Representative Robyn Porter; and other state and local officials. Patch will provide updates of the announcement. Other top stories across the state: Parents voiced concerns over a male student's return to Daniel Hand High who was expelled for sending texts that were allegedly threatening to a female student. They say the superintendent is letting him return early. More from News 8's @lauren_linder >> https://t.co/FDH60egVkx— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) December 1, 2021 Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Mansfield Near UConn Campus https://t.co/B9Mem9j2Al— NBC Connecticut (@NBCConnecticut) December 1, 2021 The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has handed down one of the largest fines ever — $5 million — in a housing discrimination case against the town of Cromwell. https://t.co/LnzpQXJ25d— Connecticut Mirror (@CTMirror) December 1, 2021 Child Hit by Car in Hartford https://t.co/H8LNF3gLYO— NBC Connecticut (@NBCConnecticut) December 1, 2021