Author: Seth Klamann The Denver Gazette
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As monkeypox vaccine eligibility expands, Colorado officials report ‘encouraging trends’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Health officials in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States are reporting encouraging trends in the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as eligibility for vaccinations expands. The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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Colorado’s first West Nile case of 2022 in Delta County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Delta County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, the state said Friday afternoon, confirming Colorado’s first confirmed human case of the disease this year. The first case arrived unseasonably late in Colorado;…
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Colorado reports first monkeypox hospitalizations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado has reported its first monkeypox hospitalizations, a state health official said Friday, and there’s now evidence that the virus is spreading locally for the first time. There are only 20 known cases of monkeypox…
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Colorado identifies 2nd apparent case of monkeypox
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado officials have identified a second presumptive case of monkeypox, the state’s health department announced Friday afternoon, 24 hours after the first potential case was identified here. The state is awaiting confirmation from the Centers…
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Officials examine environmental factors as outbreak that killed 140 horses slows
An outbreak of disease that’s killed more than 140 horses at a federal facility in Cañon City is slowing, officials said this week, and evidence suggests that equine flu, strep and environmental factors likely all contributed to the surge of deaths. One-hundred and forty-four horses from the Cañon City Wild Horse and Burro Facility have died…
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90% of Coloradans immune to omicron, officials project, as COVID numbers tumble to August lows
After five months of nearly uninterrupted surges, Colorado’s COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates have tumbled to their lowest levels since August and the vast majority of the state is projected to be immune to the virus’ dominant strain. Between Colorado’s relatively high vaccination rate and the sheer number of residents who have been infected with…
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Eagle County decides not to extend indoor mask order, citing improved COVID numbers
A month after its omicron surge began, Eagle County has decided not to extend its emergency indoor mask order, which expired Monday. The county’s board of health instituted the order, with a Jan. 17 expiration date, three days before Christmas, as the omicron variant surged into the area and sent positivity rates skyrocketing above 30%.…
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Colorado officially tops 11,000 COVID-19 deaths
Colorado officially surpassed 11,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, continuing the state’s recent trend of adding about 1,000 new casualties from the virus each month. The latest milestone comes as the state battles a rapid, ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases propelled by the omicron variant. Hospitalizations have surged: They’ve surpassed the peak from November 2021,…
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Denver’s indoor event vaccine mandate, explained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Sunday, the state Department of Public Health and Environment issued an order mandating that people at large, unseated public indoor events in the metro area show proof of vaccination (or, for the moment, a…
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Worried about policing customers, Colorado restaurants leery of requiring vaccines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado and Denver restaurant owners are leery of requiring dine-in patrons be vaccinated, according to industry officials and surveys of restauranteurs taken this month. They’re concerned about policing customers on something that’s become a political…