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PHILADELPHIA - Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of medical and institutional reasons. A new study from Jefferson Health examined how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected this group, which makes up 1-3% of the US population. The study, published today in the
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst, found that intellectual disability was second only to older age as a risk factor for dying from COVID-19. The chances of dying from COVID-19 are higher for those with intellectual disability than they are for people with congestive heart failure, kidney disease or lung disease, says lead author Jonathan Gleason, MD, the James D. and Mary Jo Danella Chief Quality Officer for Jefferson Health. That is a profound realization that we have not, as a healthcare community, fully appreciated until now.
The vaccinations got underway Monday in a well-orchestrated drive-thru effort at the county fairgrounds Author: Alex Fees (KSDK) Updated: 4:53 PM CST January 18, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Ill. In Illinois, health officials are still in the first phase of vaccine distribution, which includes medical and long-term care workers and residents. Illinois will expand to the next phase, 1B, next week.
But in Monroe County, they’re ahead of schedule.
Beginning Monday, residents 85 and older lined up in their cars and got the COVID-19 vaccine shot. It happened in an orchestrated operation at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo.
“Last week, we got 600 doses. We finished up our 1A people. We did some group homes at the end of the week. Then, we went into 1B and limited it to 85-and-above just because we knew we’d have enough vaccine to, hopefully, do that group. Then we’ll slowly move down in age,” explained Monroe County Health Department Admi
Arcanum talks grants, drainage project
By Nathaniel Kubik - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The Arcanum Village Council met Tuesday evening to discuss economic matters, police department grants, and the northwest drainage project. All administrative staff and council members were present.
Nathaniel Kubik | Darke County Media
ARCANUM The Arcanum Village Council met Tuesday evening to discuss economic matters, police department grants, and the northwest drainage project.
Mayor Bonnie Millard began the meeting by appointing Mary Stephens to the Board of Tax Review. Stephens is currently an administrative specialist for the local government in Arcanum.
Millard also commended the Arcanum administration and city council for increases in the general fund.
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Editor’s note: Ready for 2020 to be over? Yeah, so are we but not before highlighting some of the bright spots in a year unlike any other. Instead of doing a typical look back at the news of 2020, we’re focusing on the stories that showcased the indomitable spirit of our mountain community during a difficult time.
It wasn’t until Dec. 18 that the U.S. Forest Service officially declared the Grizzly Creek Fire 100% contained.
The human-caused fire was ignited in the Interstate 70 median back on Aug. 10 and eventually burned 32,631 acres. Two Type 1 incident management teams Great Basin and Alaska were called in to battle the blaze along with numerous state and local firefighters. For more than a week, I-70 through Glenwood Canyon was closed to traffic which led motorists to make ill-advised decisions to attempt to navigate through the area via Cottonwood Pass or Crooked Creek Road.