Tag: Delta Variant
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Vail Resorts holds firm to vaccination requirement for cafeteria dining
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Vail Resorts Inc. isn’t requiring reservations to ski, nor skiers to be vaccinated to access lifts and sit-down restaurants, it is requiring visitors to its “cafeteria-style restaurants” to show proof of vaccination. That’s got at least one unvaccinated Epic passholder and his friends upset,…
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Boulder County’s indoor mask mandate being reinstated
Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, an indoor mask mandate will be reinstated in Boulder County beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. Boulder County’s Board of Health approved the order Thursday evening and will require all people 2 and up to mask up in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. “Only second to…
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Durango dealership outbreak kills 3; health department recommends masks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A COVID-19 outbreak at a Nissan dealership in Durango has killed three and infected 12, public health officials said Tuesday. The first case in the outbreak was identified June 19, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Since then, 11 others have been detected, with…
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Latino community activist brings ‘Vaccine Sunday’ to churches statewide
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Latino community activist Julissa Soto figures she has a captive audience among church-goers, so she’s trekking the state to deliver the message at services that COVID-19 vaccinations are important. “People are listening,” she said. “I’m…
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Several Denver-area public health agencies recommend wearing masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several local public health agencies across the Denver metro area recommending residents and visitors to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. These recommendations align with the new COVID-19 guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week as cases…
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JeffCo Public Schools will require students ineligible for the vaccine to wear masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Students enrolled in the Jefferson County Public Schools District between the ages of 3- and 11-years-old will be required to wear masks indoors at the beginning of the school year. Students 12 and older won’t need a mask, however, the district “highly recommends” unvaccinated students…
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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…