Limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines mean thousands of Clark County residents might have to wait longer to receive doses through local health care providers.
Working in Clark County: Jaellah Thalberg, genetic counselor with Legacy Health By Lyndsey Hewitt, Columbian Staff writer, news assistant
Published: January 16, 2021, 5:00am
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5 Photos Jaellah Thalberg, a genetic counselor with the Legacy Health system, is one of two genetic counselors for the system in Clark County. She splits her time between Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. During the pandemic, she works from her basement office in Hazel Dell. (amanda cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
A genetic counselor might sound like a profession from the distant future, but for 33-year-old Jaellah Thalberg, it’s her full-time job in the now.
Clark County’s first baby of 2021 gets an early start
Vancouver couple’s third child arrives 10 days before due date
Published: January 1, 2021, 5:13pm
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2 Photos Kenzie Lucas Yuan was born at 4:32 a.m. on New Year s Day, weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. (Photo courtesy of Willie Yuan and Nicole Su). Photo Gallery
Willie Yuan and Nicole Su already know the stories to tell their son, Kenzie Lucas Yuan, born 4:32 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
The newborn is Clark County’s first baby born in 2021 at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on Friday morning, 10 days early of his due date. The Vancouver couple welcomed their child 6 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 inches long just hours after a challenging and historic 2020 came to a close.
2020’s top photos of the year from The Columbian by Columbian photo staff
This is the year everything went virtual. That doesn’t work for photojournalists. We have to be in the middle of the action to do our jobs. We cannot capture a moment via Zoom.
When the story is a once-in-a-lifetime, slow-moving pandemic, that task is even more daunting. Usually we can see danger and take steps to avoid it while keeping ourselves safe in the field. When the threat is an invisible, possibly deadly virus, we are forced to balance doing our jobs and risking our health.