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    Tag:  pandemic

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    Letter: Thumbs-ups for AVL Shares Space program

    Posted on December 12, 2021December 11, 2021 by Letters

    “If we want our favorite restaurants to be there for us, we need to be accommodating of them during these complicated times.”

    1.8 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: Pandemic intensifie­s need for Medicaid expansion

    Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Letters

    “By refusing to expand Medicaid despite this increased need from North Carolina families, our state budget and residents’ health remains compromised.”

    2.4 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: Thanks for River Arts District greenway and more

    Posted on July 18, 2021July 17, 2021 by Letters

    “I am so grateful to all the DOT and city of Asheville employees who worked day after day through a pandemic on this project to beautify our town.”

    2.6 K views2LettersOpinion

    Buzzworthy

    Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 by Brent Brown
    2.3 K views+HumorOpinion

    Community health workers forge trusted connection­s

    Posted on May 21, 2021May 27, 2021 by Molly Horak

    “This is a workforce who has that trust, connection and inherent knowledge of what people are experiencing and are trained and equipped to address individual and community health,” says Evan Richardson, MAHEC’s director of community health integration. “This is a workforce that can really make an impact.”

    5.9 K views1Community NewsNewsWellness

    Gov. Cooper plans to lift most COVID-19 restrictio­ns by Tuesday, June 1

    Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Molly Horak

    For now, the state’s mask mandate will remain in place, though that’s subject to change if state health officials can successfully vaccinate two-thirds of North Carolina’s population. 

    3.6 K views6Community NewsNewsWellness

    Letter: Show you care by wearing a mask

    Posted on February 28, 2021February 26, 2021 by Letters

    “My dear friend, who works as a nurse and has been testing patients for COVID outside in all kinds of weather since March, lost her beloved father to COVID.”

    2.8 K views4LettersOpinion

    What it means to date — and not date — in Asheville right now

    Posted on February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    “What’s not funny, however, is the suggestion that anyone has a right to sex, tangential to a partner who desires to have it with them, particularly during a pandemic.”

    6.7 K views1CommentaryOpinion
    MAHEC COVID-19 antibody tent

    Antibody therapy comes to WNC COVID-19 patients

    Posted on February 12, 2021February 8, 2021 by Molly Horak

    Early data suggests monoclonal antibody therapies may reduce hospitalizations in people at high risk for severe COVID-19 complications by 70%. Limited supplies are now available in Western North Carolina.

    6.6 K views+LivingWellness

    Telehealth popularity soars during pandemic

    Posted on January 29, 2021January 25, 2021 by Molly Horak

    Telehealth was already on the rise pre-pandemic, but COVID-19 has made it the new normal. Patients are ditching crowded waiting rooms en masse, opting to talk to providers from the privacy of their home.

    3.7 K views+LivingWellness

    Letter: Dating hopeful missed the memo on women

    Posted on January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 by Letters

    “It’s dark times, but maybe if he stops thinking of women in terms of ‘butter faces,’ one of us females will finally agree to be his pen pal.”

    3.9 K views9LettersOpinion

    North Carolina’s COVID-19 metrics, vaccine rollout gradually improving

    Posted on January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 by Molly Horak

    As of Jan. 21, more than half a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been distributed throughout the state, although supplies remain far lower than demand.

    3.6 K views+News

    (HUMOR) What I’ve learned about dating in Asheville during a pandemic

    Posted on January 9, 2021January 8, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    “Dating is hard in general. Dating during pandemic? Even harder. Dating during a pandemic in Asheville? Wut?”

    44.3 K views154CommentaryHumorOpinion

    Buncombe County prepares to start vaccinatin­g adults 75 and older

    Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Molly Horak

    County health officials will move into phase 1b of the COVID-19 vaccination process the week of Monday, Jan. 11. But as the vaccine rollout gets underway, residents should prepare for limited availability.

    5.5 K views+Community NewsLocal GovernmentNewsWellness

    From CPP: 20% less food donated, 68% more need in NC

    Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    North Carolina food assistance programs struggle under economic stress of continuing pandemic.

    3.9 K views+FoodFood NewsNonprofits

    Letter: You need M, A, S, K to spell ‘make it to spring’

    Posted on November 28, 2020November 25, 2020 by Letters

    “So please join me in putting on a jacket and a mask and going outside to support our local businesses and community at a safe distance!”

    3.8 K views16LettersOpinion

    Break with tradition

    Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by Brent Brown
    2.6 K views+HumorOpinion

    COVID-19 roundup: Cases rising across the state, on college campuses

    Posted on October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 by Molly Horak

    For the second day in a row, North Carolina set a record for the most COVID-19 cases reported in a single day. With numbers rising both across the state and in Buncombe County, here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus as the weekend approaches. 

    3.5 K views1Community NewsNewsWellness

    North Carolina hits new COVID-19 peak

    Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Molly Horak

    The 2,532 new COVID-19 cases reported Oct. 15 marked the state’s highest one-day increase since the pandemic began in March. With worsening metrics, North Carolina residents need to step up and do their part to slow the viral spread, Gov. Roy Cooper said.

    5.3 K views+Community NewsNewsWellness

    Stacie Saunders takes over Buncombe’s COVID-19 response

    Posted on October 2, 2020September 28, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Stacie Saunders joined the Buncombe County Health Department in August to lead the county’s COVID-19 response. Nearly two months into her role as public health director, she reflects on the pandemic and her plans for the department.

    3.2 K views+Community NewsNewsWellness

    Letter: Students and parents on the hook if campuses close

    Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 by Letters

    “All of this debt to thousands of students could be avoided by heeding their own words and delaying the move into the campus until the pandemic is controlled.”

    2.4 K views1LettersOpinion
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