Tag: Vaccine
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NEWS | Five Colorado teens, one adult win vaccine prize money
Another group of vaccinated Coloradans are ending this week with hefty purses after they became the latest winners in Gov. Jared Polis’s vaccine incentive campaign.
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NEWS | Colorado’s second vaccine lottery winner
Friday afternoon, Gov. Jared Polis announced that Stephanie Ward, of Littleton, Colo., is the latest winner in the “Colorado Comeback Ca$h” sweepstakes. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Children’s Hospital Colorado participates in Pfizer vaccine study to determine safety, efficacy in young children
Hundreds of children from across Colorado will participate in an investigational study to determine whether the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can produce an immune response against the sometimes deadly disease, and whether it is safe in young children. Children’s Hospital Colorado, through a lottery system, has selected 250 children aged 5 to 11 to participate in…
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MSU Denver to award five students free tuition for being vaccinated
Five Metropolitan State University of Denver undergraduates will have the chance to win free tuition for the 2021-22 school year if they are vaccinated. The announcement Wednesday comes nearly one week after the state of Colorado awarded its first $1 million prize to Sally Sliger of Mead through its vaccine lottery system. School officials hope…
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NEWS | Colorado’s 1st million dollar vaccine lottery winner
Hear from Colorado’s 1st million dollar vaccine lottery winner, Sally Sliger, a healthcare worker and Mead resident. (Video by David Mullen)
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Herd immunity could be reached by mid-August in Colorado if high vaccination rates continue
Local health experts are projecting that Colorado could reach herd immunity by the middle of August if people continue to get vaccinated at a high rate, according to a new statewide modeling report released Friday. Health experts with the University of Colorado the Colorado School of Public Health wrote that in order to reach herd immunity, 80%…
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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…