Tag: Public Health
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Douglas County commissioners vote to leave Tri-County Health
Douglas County Commissioners Tuesday voted to leave the Tri-County Health Department after 55 years. Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution officially notifying Tri-County it’s leaving. It now must appoint a Board of Health within 90 days. Once that board is seated, and has its first meeting, the Douglas County Health Department will be created, said Lance…
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‘We need to take back the park’: Denver to shut down Civic Center Park over safety, sanitation concerns
The city of Denver plans to shut down Civic Center Park next week because of concerns over safety and sanitation, Denver Parks and Recreation announced. The closure will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 15, though fencing began being set up around the park Tuesday. Scott Gilmore, deputy manager of parks and recreation, told CBS4 on Tuesday the…
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a…
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Colorado to shut down state COVID-19 community vaccination sites
All six COVID-19 community vaccination sites across Colorado will cease operations by Sunday as the state transitions vaccination efforts to local providers, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday afternoon. Residents will now receive their vaccines only through their primary care physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, local public health agencies, mobile clinics and community-based…
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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…