Colorado plans to expand hospital capacity and staffing amid a COVID-19 hospitalization surge that could surpass a record high for the state set in 2020.
A new option for healthcare is in the works in downtown Colorado Springs. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is set to break ground on a new clinic next week.
Following a request by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the State Board of Health has approved emergency rules requiring COVID-19 vaccination for staff at Colorado hospitals and other health care facilities.
Kaiser Permentate has set a target date of September 30th, 2021 to have a fully vaccinated workforce. They are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees and physicians.
Under new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is recommended that people in 38 Colorado counties wear masks while in public indoor spaces.
More and more schools and school districts are releasing their back-to-school plans after state health officials announced recommendations earlier this week.
A new COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site at the Citadel Mall and the relocation of the north community testing site to the Chapel Hills Mall will make both vaccines and testing services available at both malls starting July 1.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky says she expects the delta variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States. The delta variant, first detected in India, has become dominant in Britain.
The death rates — posted online this week by federal health authorities — add to the growing body of evidence that the number of lives lost directly or indirectly to the coronavirus in the U.S. is far greater than the officially reported COVID-19 death toll of nearly 600,000 in 2020-21.
Envoys from World Trade Organization member nations are taking up a proposal to ease patents and other intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to help developing countries fight the pandemic.
Studies suggest some people who take immunosuppressants might not have had a strong response to the vaccine and therefore might not be protected against the virus.
The vaccines authorized in the U.S., made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, can last for up to about six months from the time of manufacture, depending on how they’re stored.
