Tag: Vaccines
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Omicron infections now below delta wave; need for additional doses of vaccine ‘likely’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are fewer Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point since early October as the omicron wave continues to rapidly subside, a decline that state officials hope will shepherd in months of pandemic calm. COVID-19 infections, which just 30 days ago were more…
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CU Boulder researchers on the path to developing universal vaccine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a tool that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine. The new tool is a first-of-its-kind and researchers say it could possibly prevent the spread of new viruses or mutations in COVID-19, and could…
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Shaming of the unvaccinated intensifies in Colorado, some say, as push to inoculate grows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs resident Dave Jeanguenat wasn’t going to get the COVID vaccine. “It’s a personal choice,” he said. Messages about the vaccines have been confusing, he said, depending on how the political winds are blowing. He questions the rush for pharmaceutical companies to bring vaccines…
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Colorado’s wealthiest areas have highest vaccination rates
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Colorado’s wealthiest areas have highest vaccination rates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the first two months of the state’s effort to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, data tracking the progress has shown Black and Hispanic Coloradans lagging behind white Coloradans, and newly released, more granular information confirm the trend, but also reveal that the wealthiest parts of the…
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Vaccine inequities among Colorado’s older citizens shortchange minorities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Older white residents in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs were roughly twice as likely as their Hispanic peers to get vaccinated in the state’s push to inoculate its oldest residents, and activists say state leaders needed to do more to address the inequities…
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Vaccine gives glimpse to Colorado nursing home families separated for months
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly a year, Coloradans have dealt with varying degrees of separation from loved-ones in assisted-living facilities. Doors have been shut to protect the most vulnerable, and in-person visitations have been limited to windows and brief, distanced outdoor talks. The bulk of Colorado’s COVID deaths…
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Colorado’s first doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected as early as Sunday, officials say; state resists CDC request for vaccination data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Colorado as early as Sunday, and many frontline workers should be vaccinated by the end of February, state officials said Wednesday. Coloradans who aren’t at high risk for the potentially deadly virus will…
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Vaccine: First doses soon, but many may wait until summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Colorado as early as Sunday, and many frontline workers should be vaccinated by the end of February, state officials said Wednesday. Coloradans who…