Tag: Flu
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Colorado experiences record number of flu hospitalizations
With almost 800 hospitalizations statewide last week, Colorado is in the throes of its worst flu surge in almost a generation, less than midway through a season of sickness doctors say they worry hasn’t yet bared its full fangs. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in the flu, and I think over the last two to…
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As peak flu season looms, vaccination rates remain low in Colorado
Get the flu once, they say, and you’ll never skip your flu shot again. If such wisdom holds true, we’re either getting healthier or better at forgetting what it feels like to be really sick. As of Oct. 11, 10.7% of El Paso County’s eligible adults and children had received the annual flu vaccination, according…
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Infectious disease docs: Respiratory illness season this year unlikely to see COVID-19 spikes of the past
COVID-19 cases are eking up in Colorado, but local infectious disease doctors aren’t worried — yet. The reason? This isn’t 2020. While three years ago infectious disease experts were grappling to understand how the novel coronavirus was transmitted, today health officials have a number of tools in their arsenal: COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, prior infections…
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Walmart offers same day COVID-19 testing in Denver
Walmart launched a new, same-day testing and treatment program in a dozen states, including Colorado, that will allow patients to treat and manage respiratory symptoms in one place — just in time for flu season. Walmart pharmacists will now be able to administer tests for strep throat, flu and COVID-19 and provide a diagnosis in…
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Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider
Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider
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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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Colorado health department gives update on communicable diseases ahead of Holiday weekend
The results are in: COVID-19 is still here but in declining amounts. Influenza also continues to be present, but the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the season appears to be peaking “ahead of schedule.” Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist advised caution. “I think it’s still too soon to know, with this particular…
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Colorado RSV cases rise sharply, increasing hospitalizations for children
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials said Monday cases of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have risen sharply, especially among children. The increased number of cases has taken its toll on the state’s healthcare system, and state Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said during a Monday press conference there are a limited number of pediatric intensive care unit…
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Mysterious illness killing wild horses in Colorado revealed
Lab tests confirmed that a previously “unknown, highly contagious” disease, which killed nearly 100 wild horses in a state run facility in Canon City, is equine influenza virus, the Bureau of Land Management announced Friday. The disease, not uncommon to wild and domestic horses, caused a respiratory disease outbreak mostly among the Wild Horse and Burro…