National Nurses Day: Health care workers rely on each other to make it through rough year
Two nurses at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge said they wouldn t have made it through the pandemic without relying on their team. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:57 PM EDT May 6, 2021
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. Thursday marked National Nurses Day a day meant to highlight the sacrifices, contributions and commitments nurses make daily. Many went above and beyond recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic and all health care workers deserve recognition for the work they ve done.
Two nurses at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge said they wouldn t have made it through without relying on their team. They also said support from the community helped them persevere through some of the toughest days.
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Banff will not pilot a COVID-19 rapid-testing program after the town’s council voted 4–3 against the proposal on April 12.
Mayor Karen Sorenson, who voted against the proposal, argued that while the program had merit, it carried a prohibitive cost and administration oversight, citing additional jurisdictional concerns.
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“I don’t necessarily think it’s the municipality’s job and, frankly, with credit to our local community, it’s not their job either,” Sorenson said.
The pilot testing project, brought forward by the Rapid Test and Trace Canada group and costing $363,000, would have lasted 90 days. It would have created capacity to test about 10 per cent of Banff’s population using rapid tests each day, with the goal of administering frequent voluntary tests and catching asymptomatic cases early.
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Banff council declines bringing COVID-19 rapid-testing pilot to town Banff will not pilot a municipality-wide COVID-19 rapid-testing program after the town s council voted against the proposal 4–3 on April 12
Author of the article: Jason Herring
Publishing date: Apr 18, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • File photo: The Banff letters sign is now a tourist attraction for those who wait and pose by the giant letters for selfies. It is a replica of the famous entrance sign, placed in the middle of Bear Street to attract visitors to the popular commercial street off of the main street. Photo by Marie Conboy/ Postmedia
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Created: February 04, 2021 05:15 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the Black and Brown members of our community. The data shows they are getting sick and dying at a rate much higher than white people. New York state has promised equal access to the coronavirus vaccine, but as the rollout continues, some question whether that is happening.
Age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 from the start of the pandemic until the middle of January in Monroe County show that Latinx and Black communities have been hit hardest. The data is similar on a statewide level, which is the reason Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been promising for months that there would be a focus on equitable vaccine distribution.