STEAMBOAT SPRINGS About 1,900 people will have received COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of the week, said Routt County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Harrington at Wednesday’s Board of Health meeting. That represents about 7% of the county’s population.
“We keep inching up, but remain limited on supply and factors beyond our control,” Harrington said.
Routt County Director of Public Health Roberta Smith became emotional as she talked about the demand continuing to far outweigh the supply.
With the majority of health care workers, long-term care staff and residents, and first responders now vaccinated, the focus is on people who are 70 and older.
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At one time, cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in women. Now it is one of the most preventable and, if found early, successfully treated cancers.
Cervical cancer deaths in the U.S. have declined more than 50 percent over the last 30 years and continue to decline. This is mainly due to the use of the Pap test, which can detect abnormal or precancerous cell changes in the cervix years before any cancer actually exists.
Most cervical cancers are found in women who have never had a Pap test or who have not had one recently. Financial challenges could account for why some women are not getting this important screening.
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2020 has been a hard year in many ways. It may be even more difficult as we move through the holiday season and into the New Year. The loss of holiday traditions and the reality that families will not be able to gather may leave a great void or emptiness. And if you have lost a loved one, this year grief and loss are compounded by the prevailing COVID-19 season and its safety precautions.
This holiday season take some time to focus on keeping your mind and body uplifted during this stressful time. There are simple ways to get creative and take care of yourself.
A man receives a dose of an experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of a clinical trial for a vaccine candidate developed by BioNTech, which is based in Germany, and Pfizer.
As much of Colorado sees the new Pfizer vaccines roll out this week in an effort to slow down the coronavirus pandemic, Moffat County residents will have to wait until next week at the earliest to receive nearly 600 doses of the Moderna vaccine.
Of those 600 doses, Memorial Regional Health will receive 400, according to Moffat County Public Health Director Kari Ladrow, while Public Health and Northwest Colorado Health will receive 100 doses each.