Tag: chicken pox
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Douglas County extends public health order on immigrants, communicable disease
The Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously on Thursday to extend a public health order requiring health information disclosure from organizations transporting immigrants into the county. Board members originally voted on the order in December, deciding to extend it Thursday as a precaution, the officials said in a news release. The order requires that…
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Colorado’s low childhood vaccination rates stoke fears of outbreaks
Childhood vaccinations in Denver have fallen below what infectious disease experts believe protects the community for many diseases once considered eradicated or under control, leaving local doctors to worry an outbreak could be inevitable. “I think we have been lucky,” said Dr. Michelle Barron, senior director of infection prevention at UCHealth. “I’ve been monitoring for…