Tag: Covid-19
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Patients who received invalid COVID shots from Centennial clinic should get revaccinated, health officials say
People who received an invalid dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Centennial-based Health Now Family Practice will need to repeat their dose or doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Tuesday. Officials said Health Now representatives will contact affected patients and provide them…
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Denver International Airport is the world’s third busiest airport
Denver International Airport officials have been saying it for months, but now it’s official: The third busiest airport in the world is located in Denver, the Airports Council International announced on Monday. More than 58.8 million passengers traveled through DIA in 2021, ranking it below only Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth as the world’s busiest. Denver’s…
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Metro Moves: Denver-based Support Inc. hires new executive
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New hire Denver-based Support Inc., which provides residential, day and clinical services to developmentally disabled clients and their families, hired Brandon Thibodeau as its new…
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What’s next for Colorado hospitals, health care with staffing as COVID-19 pandemic ebbs?
When the pandemic began two years ago, many policymakers and health officials worried over hospital capacity. Did hospitals — here and across the country — have enough beds to meet the expected flood of COVID-19 patients? As the pandemic wore on, the concern shifted away from beds themselves and toward the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and…
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Over $44M in COVID relief funds distributed to CU Boulder students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Boulder awarded more than $44 million in federal emergency funds to thousands of students to help pay for COVID-19 related expenses, the university announced Wednesday. More than 14,000 students were given emergency grants that ranged between $500 and $2,000, according to…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their…
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Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return next month after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 60th annual parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in downtown at the corner of 19th and Wynkoop Streets, regardless of weather conditions. The parade, which will…
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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get…
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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…