Tag: Infectious Diseases
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Weld County: Five skunks test positive for rabies in recent months
Five skunks in Weld County have tested positive for rabies in recent months, the county’s health department announced Friday. Two of the skins were found between Milliken and Platteville in the southwestern part of the county, one east of Plateville and two more in the Dancono, Frederick, Erie area, according to the Weld County Department…
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Denver Broncos to provide vaccines for players, staff as offseason workouts near
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broncos will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for players, staff and their families starting April 21, a source confirmed to The Gazette. The vaccine, which will be Pfizer and administered by UCHealth, will be voluntary for players and mandatory for tier one and two staff. Led…
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New CU study shows that frequent and rapid COVID-19 testing could reduce the virus impact
Researchers say that testing half of the population for COVID-19 weekly and using cheaper, rapid tests could reduce the infectiousness of the virus by 80% and drive the virus toward elimination within weeks. In a new study published Friday in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Harvard University said this practice could…
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Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans Wednesday night, while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” during a largely civil debate dominated by the coronavirus. With the virus sweeping through…
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Colorado nursing homes — with residents dying amid coronavirus outbreaks — struggled to meet protocols, inspections show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even as their residents succumbed to the coronavirus, nursing homes in Colorado hit with outbreaks struggled to adhere to basic infection-control protocols, such as hand washing and the wearing of masks, according to special, ramped-up inspections launched by the state. The state cited more than…