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• 5/31/2023 State mosquito monitoring program begins testing for mosquito-borne viral diseases

• 5/26/2023 Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani issues Memorial Day message to DPH employees

• 5/18/2023 Commissioner Juthani and Sen. Kushner tour Connecticut Childbirth & Women’s Center in advance of bill to create first-ever birth center license

• 5/10/2023 Governor Lamont announces Connecticut’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration will end on May 11, explains impact on related services and programs

• 4/5/2023 Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani issues a spring holiday message to DPH employees

• 4/5/2023 Governor Lamont releases $56 million in grants to public schools for air filtration system upgrades

• 4/4/2023 Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani wishes DPH staff a happy Health Equity and National Public Health Week

• 3/23/2023 Connecticut Department of Public Health recognizes World Tuberculosis Day

• 3/13/2023 Governor Lamont proposes legislation expanding access to high-quality maternal health services

• 3/10/2023 Connecticut Department of Public Health orders the evacuation of residents from Waterford skilled nursing facility

• 2/14/2023 Office of Higher Education offers Stone Academy students help after learning that school will close

• 2/14/2023 Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address emerging contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Connecticut

• 2/10/2023 Medicare Part D eliminates recipients’ out-of-pocket costs for all ACIP-recommended vaccines

• 2/3/2023 CDC and the Connecticut Department of Public Health urge residents to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears due to numerous infections

• 1/23/2023 Department of Public Health reinforcing its commitment to ensuring that all nursing home residents have their COVID-19 vaccines