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Skolnik: COVID Briefing Note #6 – Cases Rising

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos 

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of COVID-19 Updates by Richard Skolnik that appear bi-weekly in the Los Alamos Daily Post. These are meant to keep the community informed on the status of the pandemic, critical new findings on the pandemic, and what this information suggests for our community’s response to COVID-19. These updates complement the data that Eli Ben-Naim prepares for the Post. Unless otherwise noted, data is from the New York Times and the New Mexico Department of Health.

Pandemic Data and Trends – For the Week Ending Nov. 15, 2021

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On The Job In Los Alamos: LAMC CEO Introduces New Marketing, Growth & Outreach Liaison

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On the job in Los Alamos is Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside visiting the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday to introduce his new Marketing, Growth & Outreach Liaison Wesley Willlis. ‘Wesley is a vibrant, energetic and extremely professional addition to our team … a thorough leader in her field,’ Whiteside said. Willis told the Post that she recently moved to town from Texas to begin her new position at LAMC. ‘I’m excited to be a part of the LAMC family and the Los Alamos community as a whole,’  she said. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

No Curative Testing For COVID On Thanksgiving Day

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COUNTY News:

Curative Shallow Nasal Swab Testing – regularly available 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in Los Alamos will not be available Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25.

Los Alamos County officials recommend planning ahead and visiting the Curative website to schedule an alternate date/time: https://curative.com.

Other available testing options include:

  • Vault: At-Home Saliva COVID-19 Testing.

Available to any person who feels they need to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. Visit the NMDOH/Vault webpage to order a test: https://learn.vaulthealth.com/nm/. Results Read More

Pfizer Vaccine Clinic For Ages 5-11 Set For Nov. 22

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COUNTY News:

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is administering the Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 years old, 1-4 p.m. Monday Nov. 22, at the First Baptist Church at 2200 Diamond Dr.

Appointments are required and NMDOH has set up instructions at https://vaccinenm.org/kids for parents to register dependent children for the vaccine.

Parents/Guardians should schedule appointments and download consent forms. Use the event code ESVLGNF when registering.

Appointment holders for the clinic are reminded to: 

  • Complete the online NMDOH medical questionnaire the morning of the clinic;
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Kiwanis Features Talk By Health Coach Katie Hemphill

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Local health coach and yoga therapist Katie Hemphill discusses human health at Kiwanis Club. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

Health Coach and Yoga Therapist Katie Hemphill gave a presentation at the Nov. 9 Kiwanis meeting where she shared her vision of the business she is starting here in Los Alamos.

Her goals are to work with people in the community on an individual basis to help them understand how their behavior affects their health and how they can improve both.

Hemphill’s background is in biomedical engineering, which she is applying to her new venture that she Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Nov. 13-15: 3,712 New Cases, Totaling 295,767 With 22 New Deaths And 254,476 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced 3,712 additional COVID-19 cases from Nov. 13-15 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 12.9 percent.

Los Alamos County reports 11 new cases between Nov. 13 and 15, bringing the total to 855 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 22 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 1,009 new cases in Bernalillo County
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NMALSD: Online State Conference Nov. 17-18

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NMALSD News:

The New Mexico Aging And Long-Term Services Department (NMALSD) will host a virtual state conference, Nov. 17 and 18.

During the conference, local providers will host information booths 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 1101 Bathtub Row.

The conference is free to all New Mexico residents.

Computers will be available for community members to watch the conference at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and the White Rock Senior Center at 137 Longview Dr. 

To register, visit https://www.engagez.net/node/1139498.

During the conference, Los Alamos playwright Read More

Gruninger: Yoga Therapy – Bridge Pose A Deux

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By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IATY, ERYT500
Los Alamos

Last week, I shared about Bridge Pose (Setu Bhandasana) as a strengthening pose. However, many poses in yoga can be used for lengthening, strengthening and resting depending on how you practice the pose.

This week we will look at Bridge Pose as a front body opener and restorative or resting back backbend.

Supported Bridge Pose is one of those poses that can help support healing and a sense of wellbeing for many of our everyday stresses, aches and pains.

In another column I will share more but one of the reasons this is such a powerful pose to help with Read More