Month: June 2021

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Eating disorder specialists in Colorado said they have seen an increase in new patients seeking treatment. DENVER — During the pandemic, the need for mental health resources increased as millions of people faced different levels of uncertainty, children included. Eating disorder specialists in Colorado said they began noticing an increase in calls for help and treatment early in the pandemic. "It has been a steady stream of pretty high volume, much more than we’ve seen in previous years and really devastating," said Dr. Jennifer Hagman, the Director of the Eating Disorder Program at Children's Hospital Colorado.  ...

High death tolls elsewhere in the country have not necessarily translated to high vaccination rates. In Greenville County, S.C., where at least one in 508 residents has died, about 40 percent of those eligible have been fully vaccinated. In East Feliciana Parish, La., where one in 168 has died, about 29 percent of the eligible population is fully inoculated. And in the county of San Bernardino in California, where one in 455 has died, just 43 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated. In the Rio Grande Valley, vaccines are part of the region’s fabric, Dr. Prot said. Parents understand their children must be vaccinated against diseases like measles and polio before starting school, and that sentiment often translates to adults. She said she has seen patients complaining of upper ...

A woman reacts as she receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as part of a government plan to inoculate Mexican border residents on its shared frontier with the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico June 17, 2021. Jorge Duenes | Reuters Coronavirus vaccine booster shots will likely be needed in the fall, according to experts, who are urging governments to organize them now. It comes as the Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, continues to spread rapidly across the world. Some countries, like the U.S. and U.K., have already signaled that they could roll out Covid-19 booster shots within a year. Now, pressure is building on governments to mobilize booster shot programs — no easy task given ...