Tag: Vaccine Clinic
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Public health departments bring vaccine clinics to homeless shelters amid small meningitis outbreak
In the past month, a small outbreak of meningococcal meningitis — which infects the lining of the brain and spinal cord — has been seen in Denver County’s homeless community. That prompted health departments to bring pop-up vaccine clinics to shelters in Aurora. Meningococcal meningitis can cause severe symptoms, including fever, vomiting and confusion, and…
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Polis gets new omicron COVID vaccine booster, opens 10 community vaccination sites
Gov. Jared Polis received the newest COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Wednesday, the first booster designed to protect against the omicron variant of the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the boosters from Moderna and Pfizer one week ago, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending the shots a day later.…
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Lakewood’s Firefly Autism to hold COVID vaccination clinic; registration still open
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Vaccination clinic set up in Brighton
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Adams County in partnership with Platte Valley Medical Center have opened the county’s first vaccination clinic in Brighton. The clinic is appointment only for county residents 70 and older and is being operated at the…