A sign posted outside the Family Health Center of Worcester, indicating the long wait time for COVID tests. (Deborah Becker/WBUR)
Amid the celebrating over the recent arrival of the coronavirus vaccine came a sense of dread among some health care providers about a short supply of COVID tests especially as demand is expected to spike just before the Christmas holiday.
Some health care providers, especially those serving lower-income communities, expressed worries that despite the dramatically changed landscape for testing, widespread and quick testing remains an elusive goal. It s yet another area, they said, in which the pandemic is highlighting societal inequities.
Health & Support
Yoga for Healthy Aging
Medford resident Judy Scribner-Moore offers Yoga for Healthy Aging classes. Until further notice, all classes will meet via Zoom. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening classes meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday morning classes meet from 10 to 11:15 a.m., and Saturday morning classes meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please contact Judy at: 781-488-7664, jscribnermoore@gmail.com or www.yogawithjudyscribner.com. Advance registration for all classes is required.
Fibromyalgia support groups
The Fibromyalgia education and support group will begin meeting at the Chelsea Medical Center North (Beth Israel Clinic), 1000 Broadway, Conference Room 2.
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Somerville, just like most of the country and the world, is experiencing a second surge of COVID-19 infections. Though there are now two vaccines approved for emergency use, and local health workers at Cambridge Health Alliance have begun being vaccinated, people are still suffering and dying from this virus in the community.
On Dec. 14, Somerville announced the city would be rolling back to a modified version of phase two step 2, which closed gyms, indoor recreational or athletic facilities and classes (except for youth under 18), and museums on Dec. 17. Limited indoor dining and use of office space continues, while theaters, performance spaces, and gaming spaces remain closed.
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