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Polis gets new omicron COVID vaccine booster, opens 10 community vaccination sites
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Gov. Jared Polis received the newest COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on Wednesday, the first booster designed to protect against the omicron variant of the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the boosters from Moderna and Pfizer one week ago, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending the shots a day later.…
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Omicron cases have peaked in El Paso County, Denver
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The omicron-driven wave of coronavirus cases in El Paso County is falling, although the number of people testing positive remains higher than during any other wave. The case numbers in the community reached stratospheric levels locally earlier this month, health professionals said and case numbers likely peaked on Jan. 15 when 12,845 residents tested positive…
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GOP Senate candidate Eli Bremer tests positive for COVID-19
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer tested positive for COVID-19 and plans to cancel in-person campaigning until he meets medical guidelines to resume public appearances, his campaign said Tuesday. The 2008 Olympian and former El Paso County GOP official, one of eight Republicans seeking the nod to challenge Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet, told Colorado Politics…
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Judge allows anti-vaxers to remain anonymous while challenging CU vaccination policy
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The public will not know the identities of the University of Colorado medical staff and students who are challenging the institution’s vaccination policy, after a federal judge acknowledged a hostile climate exists toward people who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Eleven women and seven men have filed a lawsuit alleging the unconstitutionality of…
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Federal jury trials to continue — for now — in Colorado
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Even as state courts call off their jury trials amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, Colorado’s federal trial court is staying the course for now. During a teleconference hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson told the parties in a civil case that the judges planned to meet in two weeks…
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Colorado courts call off jury trials as COVID-19 infections surge
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At least half a dozen of the state’s 22 judicial districts have temporarily halted jury trials, owing to the highly contagious omicron variant and the resulting explosion of COVID-19 infections in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s latest data reported roughly 5,700 new cases of COVID-19, with over 10,000 deaths since the…
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Denver extends face-covering order as omicron surges
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Denver has extended its indoor mask order, the city announced Tuesday morning, as omicron surges through the metro area and the state. Denver’s order, initially set to expire next week, will now run through Feb. 3, the city’s Department of Public Health and Environment announced Tuesday morning. Businesses in Denver can still apply to go…
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Colorado COVID-19 cases surge over Christmas while vaccinations dip
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Colorado spiked in the days around Christmas, the latest state health department data show, with the biggest single-day new infections reported since the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic. Over the holiday weekend, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment reported more than 10,000 new cases, signaling…
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SONDERMANN | 2021: The year-end mode is an ode
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Eric Sondermann To 2021, we bid a not so fond adieu The prevailing sentiment having been a distinct boo-hoo. Though, for most, it was better than the year before Few will shed a tear in showing it the door. It started with quite the bang on January 6th Trump inciting his crowd to overturn an…
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Judge suggests mediation in Denver jail lawsuit, while detainees allege insufficient COVID protocols
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A federal judge on Tuesday encouraged the City and County of Denver and lawyers for a group of detainees to hire a mediator, while at the same time indicating he would promptly consider any emergency requests in the proposed class action lawsuit alleging a failure to implement COVID-19 protocols in the Denver jail. U.S. District…
