Report: Enterovirus D68 Spreading to the Northeast

September 17, 2014

In Connecticut, the state’s Department of Public Health received information from two hospitals in different parts of the state reporting clusters of the severe respiratory illness among children. And the New York State Department of Health has confirmed more than a dozen cases of enterovirus D68 in children living in the state capital and central regions. The virus is likely to continue to spread, often…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.