Tag: Vaccine
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Children under 5 may be eligible for vaccines by President’s Day, Colorado official says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Federal regulators are preparing to meet next week to discuss approving Pfizer’s vaccine for children as young as 6 months old, and a top Colorado health official said Thursday that doses could begin being distributed here within the next two weeks. The only Americans not…
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Colorado truckers show support for Canadian colleagues protesting vaccine mandates
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several truck drivers from around Colorado’s Front Range and other truckers passing through Monument’s Pilot truck stop expressed support Wednesday for the truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. Wednesday marked the…
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COVID vaccines to be required for large, unseated indoor events in Denver metro area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In order to attend large indoor, unseated events in the Denver metro area, attendees will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a public health order published Sunday. The vaccine requirement will…
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Veterans offered free rides to get vaccine, booster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Veteran Affairs Eastern Colorado Health System is offering free rides through Uber and Lyft for veterans, their spouses and caretakers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or booster. The service is offered through its ride-sharing agreement that began in October that gives homeless veterans housing resources,…
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Denver-area residents can start getting COVID-19 booster shots this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver-area seniors and high-risk workers can start getting their COVID-19 boosters this week, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prepares to vote on the shots potentially on Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer booster doses Wednesday for seniors 65 and…
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Douglas County commissioners vote to not enforce mask mandate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to end enforcement of the statewide mask mandate across the county Tuesday afternoon. Supervisors Abe Laydon and George Teal voted in favor of the resolution, while Lora…
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Many higher-education institutions, including CU and CSU, will require vaccines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most of Colorado’s largest colleges and universities announced Wednesday that all students, faculty and staff will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus this fall. The announcement was made in a joint statement by the University of Colorado and Colorado State…
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Denver Health, Denver Public Schools team up to host vaccination clinic in Green Valley Ranch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sierra Gallup, a sophomore at Arvada West High School, hasn’t had the traditional high school experience. She’s never gotten to go to a spring dance, she didn’t get to attend homecoming this year and there have been little to no fans at her high school…
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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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Fort Carson soldiers headed to combat COVID-19 in Pueblo
Fort Carson soldiers deployed close to home Monday to administer COVID-19 vaccines after trekking around the country putting shots in arms for the past several months. Nearly 140 soldiers loaded onto buses and drove down to Pueblo to support Centura Health and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’ efforts at the COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the…