Tag: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
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Colorado ranks No. 5 in US for childhood COVID-19, flu vaccinations
The sniffs and coughs you hear means respiratory season is in full swing, but the good news for a wary public after three years of the pandemic is that Colorado children are among the most protected in the nation, according to one study. Sixty percent of Colorado children are vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza,…
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Nearly 36,000 omicron vaccines administered throughout Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports almost 36,000 doses of the COVID-19 omicron variant vaccines were administered through Monday. “The state is using its robust network of COVID-19 vaccine providers to distribute and administer the new omicron COVID-19 vaccines across Colorado, including primary care offices, local public health clinics, pharmacies, and mobile…
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Doctors cite growing importance of free opioid overdose antidote in hospital labor and delivery departments
With fentanyl leading to increased overdose deaths across Colorado, Naloxone and other drugs designed to reverse such overdoses are becoming essential to have on hand, said Dr. Don Stader, an addiction specialist and emergency physician at Swedish Medical Center. Naloxone should be available to people with substance use disorders just as epinephrine is available to…
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Thousands of Colorado patients put in peril due to risky prescribing of psych medicine
Gene Estes implored his son, Shayn, to go to the emergency room that day, fearful he was having another reaction to his psychiatric medication. Shayn was forgetful, dropping things throughout the day, combative and disoriented during simple conversations. “I wanted him to see any doctor available,” Estes said. Gene was worried the dosage was off…
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Red Rock Pharmacy suspended from COVID-19 vaccination program for compliance violations
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Tuesday that it suspended Red Rock Pharmacy from the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program because of compliance issues. A routine vaccine compliance inspection led the state to discover the pharmacy was not meeting necessary standards required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food…
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Fentanyl and its dangerous mix: Cheap, easy to produce and deadly
Fentanyl has fueled a spiraling overdose crisis in Colorado and across the United States. The drug’s increasingly ubiquitous presence, both in the illicit market overall and in other substances, has permanently changed the drug supply, officials say. Between March 2020 and March 2021, more than 100,000 Americans fatally overdosed, the first time the country had…
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Denver Zoo moves birds indoors to protect them from avian flu
With confirmation of the highly pathogenic avian influence, or HPAI, in Colorado in late March, the Denver Zoo moved all of its birds into safe indoor areas and made programming changes to ensure the animals’ safety. The flu can cause severe illness and death in many bird species and can spread across species as well,…
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Denver International Airport to hold COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics, starting Monday
The Denver International Airport will hold a series of COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics throughout December. During the clinics, participants will be able to schedule an appointment to get a free COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, with both Pfizer and Moderna available, the airport said. The clinics are open to everyone, including airport passengers and employees. The…
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Why COVID rates in Colorado are making national news | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scientists, state health officials and our governor can’t seem to tell us why Colorado is the third worst place in the United States suddenly for increased rates of COVID infections. A couple weeks ago we even made it briefly to No. 1. What the hell…
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Citywide ban on flavored tobacco again postponed by Denver committee
The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was again postponed by the City Council on Wednesday, with the safety committee voting to push consideration to next month. The unanimous vote came after more than an hour of discussion among council members, including the suggestion of several amendments to the ban. The…