In a reversal from earlier messaging, Eagle County Schools announced Friday afternoon that masks will be required for all students, teachers, staff and visitors at all buildings where students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are…
Yazmin Almanza with Vail Health tests a patient for COVID-19 at the Dotsero Mobile Home Park in Dotsero. A year ago, COVID-19 hit home for people in Eagle County and at the time, local health officials predicted as many as 40 local residents would lose their lives to the virus.
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One year ago, COVID-19 hit hard in Eagle County, leaving local health officials grappling with what the global pandemic would mean to the local population.
Within a couple of weeks, they were sharing those thoughts with residents and their conclusions were startling.
Today, Chris Lindley’s title at Vail Health is chief population health officer. But back on May 18, 2020, when the Vail Daily ran a story detailing his COVID-19 predictions, Lindley had been assigned to head up Vail Health’s COVID-19 task force. He began that work in January 2020, armed with a combination of education and experience master’s of public health, a master’s in the science of epidemiology and a master’s
Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Chief Scott Thompson receives the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Richard Cornelius, left, at the station in El Jebel on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. The vaccines were acquired with the help of Eagle County Public Health. Clinics are now being held in El Jebel for eligible residents. Appointments are required. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Eagle County’s effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations in the Roaring Fork Valley is getting high marks from people who successfully navigated the system but the process hasn’t worked well for all.
The county has established a vaccination clinic at the Eagle County office building adjacent to Crown Mountain Park to serve its constituents in El Jebel, Basalt and surrounding areas. Vaccines are offered every other Thursday.
Radon is odorless, colorless and extremely prevalent around the state of Colorado. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer, according to data compiled by both the EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Special to the Daily)
In an effort to help prevent lung cancer from exposure to radon gas, Walking Mountains Science Center’s Energy Smart Colorado program has partnered with Vail Health’s Shaw Cancer Center and Eagle County’s Environmental Health Department to raise awareness and offer free radon test kits.
January is Radon Action Month and is a time to test homes for radon because windows and doors are typically closed. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, approximately 40% of Eagle County homes have radon gas above the Environmental Protection Agency recommended “action limit.” The EPA’s website states that the normal level of radon found in outside air is around 0.4 pCi/L, and the action limit for radon in a home