“My mental health did take a dip. I’m currently on antidepressants,” Paul Deras said. “I was basically in a panic attack from October to November. Worst month of my life and then once I got the medical treatment I needed; helped level me out.”
The gym, prayer and family are some of the methods people are using to cope and heal, but there are others who don’t know where to turn.
According to health officials, 4 in 10 people are reporting a threshold for anxiety and depression. It was 1 in 10 before the pandemic.
Sharp Health clinical psychologist Dr. Dara Schwartz thinks pandemic-related stressors are part of why we’ve seen an increase in altercations on planes and road rage.
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So far, 16 people have tested positive for the highly transmissible and more severe delta variant; all were unvaccinated, authorities said. Another change: Younger people are now being hospitalized more, health officials said.
“I’m telling you, as a physician: Get your vaccines, San Diego council president Jennifer Campbell said on Monday, otherwise you can get very sick and you could die. If we want to continue to enjoy the resilience of our economy, we must take care of our health.”
Speaking of health, from 2015-19, county residents efforts to control blood pressure and blood sugars had been improving, but those numbers declined during the pandemic, according to San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency.
The Scoop: Seventh Son Announces Dublin Brewery; DeWine Lifts Curfew
On Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine
lifted Ohio’s 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew that was aimed at slowing the COVID-19 surge this winter. The curfew, which has been in effect since Nov. 19, was a compromise with Ohio restaurant and bar owners, some of whom had advocated against a second dine-in ban. The curfew is being lifted after Ohio’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped below 2,500 for seven consecutive days.
Openings & Announcements
Seventh Son Brewing Co. is launching a new sibling brewery in Dublin.
Getaway Brewing Co. will be located at 104 N. High St., just across the Dublin Link bridge from Bridge Park. The Getaway bar, brewery and taproom will feature beers, wines and cocktails inspired by “a decidedly easygoing and tropical vibe” as well as 3,900 square feet of interior space with an additional greenhouse-style patio. This is the second brewery spinoff from Seventh Son and its founders Collin C
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