Medical professionals across Montgomery County have been fighting on the front lines against the novel coronavirus for the better part of a year.
âItâs crazy that itâs been that long,â said Mary Templeton, a North Wales nurse in the intensive care unit at Abington-Lansdale Hospital in Lansdale.
âWe face COVID in this hospital every day on every floor,â said Melissa Hewitt, of Hatfield, a director of the Mom and Baby Unit and NICU at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton.
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In the beginningÂ
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel braced themselves as the virus spread across the globe.
Strong start, but hardly a vaccine victory in North Dakota
DAVE KOLPACK, Associated Press
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) While older residents and health care workers have kick-started the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in North Dakota, many health officials worry that turning out younger and healthier adults will be a more difficult chore.
The state has started soft-selling via social media and word of mouth, emphasizing the safety of the vaccine and the importance of a strong turnout in thwarting the virus. Molly Howell, the North Dakota Department of Health immunization program director, said the campaign will be ramped up once more vaccine is available and more people become eligible for shots.
COVID-19 mental health crisis is hitting young adults
Maria Elena Fernandez, American Heart Association News
March 5, 2021
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As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, mental health professionals are growing more alarmed about a parallel mental health crisis brewing for young adults.
The burden of ongoing social, school and work restrictions, experts fear, is leading to a deterioration in the mental states of young adults who are increasingly worried about forfeiting precious time in their prime years, missing traditional milestones, and losing economic opportunities and vital relationships.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report analyzing survey responses from 5,470 adults this past June revealed 1 in 4 respondents ages 18 to 24 had considered suicide within the past month and a similar number started or increased substance use because of the pandemic. About 75% of respondents in that age group also said they had one or more adverse mental or behaviora
On Friday, the library moved to Phase III of the COVID-19 Road to Reopening plan, which allowed people to browse for 30 minutes and access the full library collection and computers. The library limited the number of patrons to 20 at one time. All people visiting the library had to wear a face mask.
There wasnât a lot of hoopla Friday morning in front of the Lewis and Clark Library.
There were no long lines of people snaking down the block or Porta Potties dotting the grounds, no street performers or parachutists carrying colorful streams of smoke dropping from airplanes and onto the library grounds.