REFLECT. REBUILD.
One year. That’s about how long COVID-19 has gripped the state and country, a period of indescribable loss, deep political divisions, remarkable resiliency and groundbreaking scientific discovery. From the time the first Connecticut resident died in mid-March — a man in his 80s who lived in a Ridgefield nursing home — the state has seen thousands of people die, businesses close and jobs lost.
But there is now reason for great hope. Vaccines developed in months by three manufacturers are being administered by the thousands each week, inching our world closer to normality. Today, about one year after the pandemic began, we take an in-depth look at all that is spurring our optimism, while we remember all we lost. The section will give you what you need to know about the vaccines, including where to get inoculated and more. We also reflect on the devastating toll, including publishing 6,510 names of those we lost. As we rebuild, we reflect on what we also lost, and move forward in their name.
That’s about how long COVID-19 has gripped the state and country, a period of indescribable loss, deep political divisions, remarkable resiliency and groundbreaking scientific discovery. From the time the first Connecticut resident died in mid-March — a man in his 80s who lived in a Ridgefield nursing home — the state has seen more than 7,000 people die, businesses close and jobs lost. But there is now reason for great hope. Vaccines developed in months by three manufacturers are being administered by the thousands each week, inching our world closer to normality. Today, about one year after the pandemic began, we take an in-depth look at all that is spurring our optimism, while we remember all we lost. The section will give you what you need to know about the vaccines, including where to get inoculated and more. We also reflect on the devastating toll, including publishing 6,510 names of those we lost. As we rebuild, we reflect on what we also lost, and move forward in their name.