New Vaccine Reports, Variants & Guidelines In the government’s first assessment of how the shots have been working beyond Pfizer and Moderna’s initial experiments, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are about 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death. 100% Efficacy in Vaccine Trial for Adolescents Results from Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 clinical trial…
Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Reopens for COVID-19 Emergency February 15 – May 15, 2021 For people who have been without health insurance, you have a 3-month window to buy a Marketplace plan at healthcare.gov. In January, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months…
Coronavirus Variants The arrival of new coronavirus variants mean you should try to cut back on potential exposures where you can and double down on basic precautions for the next few months until you and the people around you get vaccinated. The B.1.1.7 (UK) Variant Federal health officials have reported that a far more contagious…
Our Holiday Message for 2020 As we reflect on 2020 and the challenges met by our healthcare heroes across the nation, we want to acknowledge our Canyonlands Healthcare providers and staff who faced the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gratitude to our Canyonlands Heroes Our healthcare staff have our immense gratitude. They are our heroes. …
Pandemic Fatigue and the Importance of Self-Care It’s normal to feel burned out right now. You yearn to connect and return to the way things were before COVID-19. Pandemic fatigue is a very real feeling of exhaustion from the effects of COVID-19 on your life. You may be tempted to let your guard down by…
ACA and Medicare Enrollment for 2021 Ends Soon Open Enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance (which covers pre-existing conditions; including COVID longhaulers) ends Dec. 15. Changes to your Medicare Plan (if you are over 65) need to be made by Dec. 7. Call 928.645.9675 and ask to speak with a Canyonlands financial representative for assistance…
Measles Prevention & the MMR Shot Measles is one of the most contagious diseases there is. If 1 person has it, 9 out of 10 people close to that person who aren’t immune (protected) will also get measles. And it can be dangerous — serious cases of measles can lead to brain damage and even…
Stress Higher Among Millinneals and Gen Z Generations During Pandemic Researchers indicate while younger, healthy people are less likely to be hospitalized or die from the COVID-19 virus, they are being affected in a number of other ways. Juggling work and child care, job insecurities and social isolation add to the mounting pressures of the…
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. Common Symptoms Fever Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhea Neck pain Rash Bloodshot eyes Feeling extra tired As of 7/15/2020, CDC has received reports…
How to Kill the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, is wreaking havoc on the world. It’s only mission is to invade living cells and turn them into virus-making factories. The coronavirus isn’t alive, and that is why it’s so hard to kill. SARS-CoV-2 can only replicate in living cells. When viral…