Author: Erin Prater
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Colorado’s student enrollment plunged during the pandemic — especially among kindergarten and younger grades — stoking fears
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Fifteen hundred dollars a month was a small price for Candida Ring to pay to escape the virtual schooling the pandemic had her family stuck in, due to her daughter’s medical fragility. “It was not set up for children of that age,” Ring said of her school district’s online program for younger students. “They wanted them…
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Colorado National Guard confiscates thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Colorado Springs medical spa
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The Colorado National Guard confiscated thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine from a Colorado Springs medical spa Friday, the same day health officials launched an investigation into potential issues with the vaccination process there, county officials said Saturday. The state health department paused administration of the coronavirus vaccine at Dr. Moma Health and Wellness Clinic,…
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Report: COVID-19 hospitalizations headed for all-time high, straining healthcare system in CO
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Colorado are on pace to hit an all-time high by Nov. 10, potentially leading to thousands of new deaths and overwhelming the state’s capacity to provide critical care by the end of the year, a new report found. A recent modeling report, issued by the state health department and the Colorado School…
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Polis: State sets another new record for daily COVID-19 cases; hospitals could max out by November
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Colorado has hit yet another new high in daily COVID-19 diagnoses: 1,312, Gov. Jared Polis said at a Friday press conference, where he announced that the state was submitting its vaccination distribution plan to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. We are “very concerned,” Polis said of the latest record, adding that hospitalizations currently sit…
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Polis gets flu vaccine on governor’s mansion lawn
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Gov. Jared Polis received his flu shot Wednesday on the lawn of the governor’s mansion, urging the public to get vaccinated during a “critical juncture” before the flu season further complicates Colorado’s resurgent coronavirus threat. “Unlike COVID, we have a vaccine already for the flu,” said Polis, who received his flu vaccine along with former…
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Colorado’s daily coronavirus diagnoses reach new high since March; state deaths from the virus reach 2,000
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Colorado reported nearly 1,050 new positive coronavirus cases Monday — the most since March, Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday when he also announced that deaths from the virus had topped 2,000 in the state. The state now sits at 2,009 deaths because of the virus, Polis said in a news conference. Saturday marked the state’s first…
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ELECTION 2020 | Doug Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris, hosts Biden campaign’s first in-person event in Colorado
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The Biden campaign held its first in-person campaign event in Colorado Springs on Friday: a health care roundtable with Doug Emhoff, husband of vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Emhoff and state Sen. Pete Lee, a Colorado Springs Democrat, spoke with three diabetics and a nurse who suffered COVID-19 in March at the event, held outdoors…
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Polis: Colorado at ‘critical’ coronavirus juncture as officials predict holiday virus wave
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Colorado is at a “critical” coronavirus juncture, with hospitalizations surging and state officials urging residents to “remain vigilant” ahead of a predicted fourth, holiday-induced wave of the virus. Although the state’s trend in diagnoses has plateaued over the past several days, its growth in hospitalizations — a rise of 140% over two weeks ago — “cannot continue,”…
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Three contend for House District 18 seat
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For state Rep. Marc Snyder, 2020 is a campaign year like none other. “It’s really hard to describe it even as a race, to be honest,” he said, referencing this year’s lack of candidate forums and other events due to the pandemic. “I’ve not had any contact with either opponent in this race. “I like…
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Polis: White House did not have strong enough precautions against COVID-19
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The White House did not have strong enough precautions against COVID-19, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said at a Friday news conference in Greeley, less than a day after President Donald Trump announced that he and his wife had tested positive for the sometimes deadly virus. “We want better than that for you and me,” Polis…
