Tag: Vaccine
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Plaintiffs win $10M settlement against CU Anschutz School of Medicine over COVID-19 vaccine exemption denials
Eighteen plaintiffs will receive more than $10 million in damages after settling with the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine on Monday over claims the school denied religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The $10.3 million settlement ended more than four years of litigation after the school denied religious exemptions to the vaccine…
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10th Circuit rejects assortment of legal theories challenging workplace vaccine mandates
The Denver-based federal appeals court rejected an array of legal theories on Tuesday that challenged employers’ ability to impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements under the U.S. Constitution, laws governing emergency drug authorizations and the rules for human experimentation. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit followed in the footsteps of…
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Denver resident tests positive for measles in 12th reported state case of year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a vaccinated Denver resident tested positive for measles and identified three potential exposure locations in the last week. The case is the 12th recorded in Colorado this year, according to the CDPHE’s website. The individual was a…
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Arapahoe County toddler confirmed with measles taken to seven Aurora locations
A child under 5 years old who recently travelled to multiple international locations with family has been confirmed to have measles. The toddler, who was unvaccinated and remains hospitalized, is a resident of Arapahoe County, and was present at several locations in Aurora last week before being placed in hospital isolation, according to a news…
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Boulder bat tests positive for rabies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bat recently found in Boulder has tested positive for rabies, Boulder County Public Health said in a news release Friday. The bat was discovered at a private residence after coming into contact with a dog on an outdoor deck, according to the release. A…
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Second Denver measles case confirmed
A second case of an adult in Denver with the measles was reported Wednesday by the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. The person, who is a household contact of the first Denver case earlier this month, has been in quarantine during his or her…
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Federal judge green-lights First Amendment claim of fired Douglas County school employee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury will decide whether a Douglas County charter school fired an employee because of her protected online speech about vaccinations, a federal judge ruled last month. At the same time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak determined Jennifer Webb’s repeated reports of alleged financial…
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10th Circuit in Denver throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Powwow attendees can enjoy festivities, free COVID-19 vaccine | HEALTHY BITES
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COVID-19 ain’t over just yet. Organizers for a federal initiative to increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines want the public — especially the vulnerable — to know that getting inoculated is the best defense. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment will be providing…
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Challenges to vaccine policy at CU medical campus narrowed
A federal judge has taken a sprawling lawsuit from 17 anonymous staff and students at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and pared down the number of legal claims that may go forward challenging the school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore previously declined to block the medical campus’ vaccine…