coronavirus
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Out of 139,000 J&J shots, three reports of clots in Colorado
Three reports of people sustaining blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been made in Colorado, a state spokesperson said Thursday, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 139,000 doses that have been administered statewide. Five total reports of “blood clotting events” were reported to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting…
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Driven by older students, Colorado K-12 outbreaks jump by 28% in a week
The number of active K-12 school COVID outbreaks identified this year in Colorado rose by 28% over the past week, affecting nearly 400 new students. As of last week the state had identified 149 active outbreaks this year in Colorado’s K-12 schools. But that number rose to 191 on Wednesday, according to data published weekly…
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Colorado’s COVID numbers settle into high plateau; experts warn situation remains unstable
Key COVID statistics leveled out in Colorado over the past week, but the current plateau is still higher than any point since January and experts warn that the presence of variants of the virus makes the situation unstable. Colorado averaged 1,571 daily coronavirus cases over the past week, according to state Department of Public Health…
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Colorado resumes use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment gave providers the OK to resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. “We are happy to have this highly effective, one-dose vaccine back as an option for Coloradans,” said Dr. Eric France with CDPHE in a news release. “We appreciate the caution the CDC and FDA…
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Denver’s COVID numbers have dipped for several days, but race between vaccines and variants remains
Denver’s COVID numbers have steadily ticked downward over the past 10 days, a promising sign that the city’s vaccination effort is at least keeping pace with the rise of disease variants and the state’s fourth pandemic wave. Colorado has been in the midst of this latest spike for much of April, with cases rising and…
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Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson patients vaccinated at suspended metro clinics won’t need to be revaccianted
Patients who received the Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer vaccine at one of several suspended metro-area clinics will not need to be re-inoculated, a state official said Thursday. The state suspended distribution at nearly all of Advanced Urgent Care’s clinic after discovering issues with the temperatures at which it was storing doses, National Guard Brig.…
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Colorado asks metro-area vaccine provider to suspend inoculations after temperature issues
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has asked a metro-area vaccine provider to temporarily suspend inoculations after the state identified problems with the provider’s temperature storage. The provider, Advanced Urgent Care, has three sites approved for vaccine administration: two in Brighton and one in Westminster. The Riverdale Regional Park site in Brighton and…
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Vaccinated Coloradans were 94% less likely to contract disease than unvaccinated, state says
Vaccinated Coloradans were 94.6% less likely to contract COVID than their unvaccinated neighbors, a leading state health official said Tuesday. The findings were announced by state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy at a press conference. In all, the vaccine offered roughly 93% protection for those Coloradans who received it, a figure in line with what the vaccine’s…
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Colorado to receive additional FEMA funding for COVID-19 response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Colorado will receive an additional $1.6 million to assist with the state’s COVID-19 response effort. This additional funding will go to the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assist in administering and managing public assistance awards, according to a release from FEMA. Earlier this month, the…
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Colorado unemployment rate unchanged in March
Colorado’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t make much progress in March as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The department revised February’s rate to 6.4% from the initially reported 6.6%. The state’s unemployment rate was 4.7% in March 2020, just as the…