coronavirus
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More than 17,000 Coloradans sign up for state insurance plan after enrollment reopens
Spurred on by the pandemic and special enrollment periods, more than 17,000 additional Coloradans have signed up for a health insurance plan via the state’s Connect for Health Colorado program, the service announced Monday. In all, roughly 195,000 Coloradans have signed up for insurance via Connect for Health in 2021, said Monica Caballeros, a spokesman…
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Colorado identifies new Indian COVID-19 variant
Colorado’s identified yet another COVID-19 variant in the state, state health officials said Thursday. Five cases of the variant have been identified in Mesa County, Colorado epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy told reporters. This latest strain, first identified in India, is still not fully understood by health officials. It’s unclear if it has characteristics that make it as concerning…
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Colorado passes 2 million fully vaccinated as fourth wave sees signs of subsiding
More than 2 million Coloradans have been fully vaccinated, Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced Thursday morning, shortly before state health officials expressed some cautious optimism about the state of the pandemic. The 2 million fully vaccinated residents amounts to 43.8% of the eligible population, Kate McIntire, the deputy director of the state’s vaccine equity task…
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Denver loosens mask order for many indoor spaces
Denverites will no longer have to wear masks in certain indoor settings, city officials said Thursday, reflecting a statewide change and a significant drawdown of the longstanding face covering order. Masks will no longer be required in public indoor spaces such as offices that have fewer than 10 people, Bob McDonald, the executive director of…
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School outbreaks rise by more than 20% again, now top 2,000 student cases
The number of K-12 outbreaks in Colorado grew again over the past week, according to data released Wednesday by the state, and more than 2,000 students have been infected in those clusters. There are currently 258 active K-12 outbreaks, some of which were identified in 2020, according to data published by the state Department of…
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Poll: Nearly 75% of Colorado voters say they have or will be vaccinated
Nearly three-quarters of Coloradans surveyed in a recent poll said they had already been vaccinated or plan to do so. The poll, conducted by Keating Research, OnSight Public Affairs and Melanson and released Monday morning, surveyed 528 Colorado voters between April 20 and April 26. Sixty-three percent said they’d already been vaccinated and another 10%…
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Polis extends mask order with new provision for vaccinated people
Gov. Jared Polis extended the statewide mask order Sunday through June 1 with a new provision to allow groups of people to gather without masks if a majority of them have been vaccinated. The order allows groups of 10 or more people to go without a mask in a public indoor space if 80% of…
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Adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson in Colorado, elsewhere caused by anxiety, officials say
It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in Colorado and four other states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts say the clusters detailed Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an…
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Officials confident state will reach herd immunity in ‘weeks to months’
As vaccine supply begins to outstrip demand, Colorado health officials said the state can reach herd immunity to stop the spread of coronavirus in the coming “weeks to months.” In order to reach herd immunity, at least 70% of Coloradans need to be vaccinated. With enough people immune to COVID-19, the virus can’t find enough…
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Many Colorado public universities to require COVID-19 vaccines for students, staff
Many major universities in Colorado announced Wednesday that they have joined the push to require all students and employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before coming back to school for the fall semester. That includes the University of Colorado system, which operates campuses in Boulder, Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs; the Colorado State University system,…