NEW HAVEN - U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, released the following statement today on the news a possible Ebola case at Yale-New Haven Hospital has come back negative in preliminary tests.
Further tests will be done tomorrow to confirm that initial result.
“The preliminary negative result is great news," DeLauro said.
"Credit needs to be given to Mayor Harp, Yale-New Haven Hospital, city and state health officials, and police, fire fighters and emergency responders who have been involved. But we must not allow this to lower our defenses. Every precaution needs to continue to be taken when a possible case arises. I will continue to stay in close communication with state and federal officials to ensure that our guard is up and Connecticut is prepared for whatever may happen in the future.
DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the CDC and National Institutes of Health. She has called for that subcommittee to hold a hearing on budget cuts to those agencies in light of the ongoing Ebola outbreak and has yet to receive a response.
More information on the cuts can be found here.
This is a press release from DeLauro's office.
Pink ProMENade participants pose at Sunday's event.
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller can be seen third from right in the back row...
... and here is Miller pictured second from right during the walk.
Photos submitted from the Office of Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller.
NEW HAVEN - U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, released the following statement today on the unconfirmed Ebola case at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
DeLauro has been in contact with officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today, and attended a press briefing on the situation.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the individual and family impacted by this unconfirmed Ebola case. Later this afternoon we should receive preliminary test results from the Laboratory Response Network, which is supported by the CDC. I am encouraged by the cooperation among health, state and local officials; first and emergency responders; and Yale-New Haven Hospital staff. But we must continue to take every precaution to protect our medical workers and stop this from spreading. Since the outbreak began I have been in constant communication with officials at the NIH and CDC.
“As the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the NIH and CDC, I have fought for more resources for those agencies. We are seeing now how crucial they are, as they are in the lead on responding to the Ebola crisis. Unfortunately, federal support for these programs has dwindled due to budget cuts over the last four years. The NIH’s purchasing power has been cut by 10 percent over the last four years. The CDC program that supports the lab doing the testing has been cut by 11 percent over the last four year. The Health and Human Services program that supports local preparedness has been cut by 44 percent.
"As NIH Director Francis Collins has said, we would be much further along on an Ebola vaccine if it were not for these cuts. National preparedness efforts have been damaged as well. We need to reverse this trend.”
DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the CDC and National Institutes of Health.
She has called for that subcommittee to hold a hearing on budget cuts to those agencies in light of the ongoing Ebola outbreak and has yet to receive a response.
More information on the cuts can be found here.
This post is taken from a release from DeLauro's office Thursday afternoon.
Sponsored by Hilltop Hose Co. 5, Inc. Mack Committee
ANSONIA - The Fall 2014 Jim “Skinny” Evans Memorial Tag Sale, sponsored by Hilltop Hose Company, will be held rain or shine from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday a.m.-3 p.m.
The firehouse is located at 80 Pulaski Highway (Rte. 243).
A selection of holiday decorations is available for sale, as well as household items. All proceeds will be donated to the Jim “Skinny” Evans Mack fund, established in 2011 to support the refurbished Mack firetruck and the garage built to house it.
Donations of household items (but no appliances or large furniture please) are welcome.
For more information leave a message at 203-410-8403.
This information is taken from an online community calendar.
SEYMOUR - As a survivor, I want to give a big shout-out to staff of Stop & Shop in Seymour for decorating the store in support of the nonprofit Seymour Pink and breast cancer awareness.
This is one of many balloons floating in the store Wednesday to mark Seymour Pink Day. I was told that two of the store's employees are breast cancer survivors, and I'm sure they appreciated the thoughtfulness.
Pink balloons demonstrate that Hot Tamale on New Haven Road was the place to be Wednesday to celebrate the town's sixth annual Pink Day.
* Please check out my story and photo gallery about the day's celebrations in the Valley Independent Sentinel.
