Tag: Covid-19 Vaccine
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All 11 African lions at Denver Zoo test positive for COVID-19
All 11 of the African lions living at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo announced Monday. The lions were tested for the virus after they began exhibiting symptoms, including coughing, sneezing, lethargy and nasal discharge, the zoo said. The tests were confirmed by the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and…
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Denver advances $400 COVID vaccine bonus, hazard pay for city employees
The Denver City Council advanced a pair of proposals Monday that would provide $400 COVID-19 vaccine bonuses and up to $2,500 in pandemic hazard pay for some city employees, sending the proposals on to a final vote on Oct. 25. While the hazard pay proposal advanced unanimously without comment, the vaccine bonus split the council…
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City Council committee advances proposal to give $400 vaccine bonus to Denver employees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council will consider a proposal to give $400 bonuses to city employees in compliance with Denver’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a council committee approved the plan Tuesday. The proposal passed in a 4-2 vote after it was delayed in September due to criticisms…
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Only 2% of full-time city employees not in compliance with Denver COVID vaccine mandate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the clock ticked down on the deadline for Denver’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, 98% of full-time city employees were in compliance, city data shows. The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment issued the mandate on Aug. 2, requiring all city employees to be fully…
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Denver-area residents can start getting COVID-19 booster shots this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver-area seniors and high-risk workers can start getting their COVID-19 boosters this week, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prepares to vote on the shots potentially on Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer booster doses Wednesday for seniors 65 and…
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Committee postpones vote on $400 vaccine bonus for Denver employees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Criticism from City Council members Tuesday delayed consideration of Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposal to give $400 bonuses to city employees vaccinated against COVID-19 . The council’s governance panel punted the proposal to a Sept. 28 meeting after over an hour of debate. City staffers were…
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FEMA approves additional $17.6 million to Colorado for COVID-19 response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it will provide an additional $17.6 million in public assistance funding to Colorado for its COVID-19 response effort. Since the major disaster declaration was issued in March of 2020, the agency has provided over $963 million to Colorado’s COVID-19 response to date, according to a news release. The…
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Denver Zoo taking steps to protect some of its animals from COVID-19
The Denver Zoo will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to some of its animals as early as next week, the zoo confirmed Tuesday. While no specific distribution plan has been made, zoo officials said they will prioritize vaccinating animals that are most susceptible to catching the virus, including primates and carnivores like gorillas, tigers, mink and…
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Coronavirus variant threatens to overturn falling case numbers, hospitalizations across Colorado
A new extra transmissible, more dangerous COVID-19 strain could reverse falling case numbers and hospitalizations across Colorado if more people do not get vaccinated, health officials warned Tuesday. The Delta variant, also known as B.1.617.2, is about twice as contagious as the Alpha variant, also known as B.1.1.7, from the United Kingdom and accounts for 40%…
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Colorado begins call campaign to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
Coloradans who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine could hear from the state as health officials work to inoculate 70% of adults with at least one dose by July 4. As part of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s outbound call campaign, callers with COVAXCO, the call center that has been answering inbound…