The bivalent COVID-19 booster shot is here at Colorado Mountain Medical. If you've never had a COVID-19 vaccine before, however, there's a proper protocol you should follow prior to you or a loved one receiving the new booster. Joseph Hess and Jamie Piccirillo have all the details you need.
As testing sites close nationally, globally, and here in Eagle County, the ways communities accurately detect virus levels and the predominant strains of COVID-19 in a community are changing. Waste water surveillance, something previously not possible early on in the pandemic, is becoming the predominant way to monitor spread of the virus, make predictions, and plan accordingly to keep people safe. Chris Lindley and Casey Wolfington have all the details.
For two years, frontline workers in particular have faced acute burnout and exhaustion after each successive COVID-19 variant reared its head. Shannatay Bergeron of Colorado Mountain Medical and Casey Wolfington of Eagle Valley Behavioral Health discuss practical solutions for how employees, employers, and supervisors can open dialogue and tackle burnout together.
Though we expect more variants of COVID-19 in the future, and we're not fully out of the pandemic yet, with Eagle County's 96% vaccination rate, we're getting closer to COVID becoming endemic. Shannatay Bergeron of Colorado Mountain Medical and Casey Wolfington of Eagle Valley Behavioral Health discuss ways to mentally navigate the ups and downs of COVID, as well as what to expect as COVID becomes endemic.
Chris Lindley from Vail Health and Shannatay Bergeron from Colorado Mountain Medical provide an update on the transition from pandemic to endemic. Eagle County has lifted mask mandates with a high vaccination rate and a decrease in positive COVID tests. COVID-19 is here to stay, like the flu, and Vail Health is prepared if any variant emerges. Learn more at VailHealth.org/COVID-19.
With an intense focus on vaccines, boosters, and variants, it can sometimes be easy to forget about our physical health. Keeping yourself physically fit, watching your weight, and having regularly checkups with your doctor can prepare you, along with being fully vaccinated and boosted, to fight a COVID-19 infection. Casey Wolfington of Eagle Valley Behavioral Health and Harlan Austin of Howard Head Sports Medicine weigh in with some tips.