rachel herlihy
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Colorado health department warns public to remain vigilant against avian flu
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With avian flu outbreaks in more than a dozen locations across nine counties, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reminding the public to take precautions. While the risk to humans is low, department officials warn people to avoid contact with wild birds, which can be infected with avian flu without appearing sick.…
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Denver’s first 2 cases of omicron variant identified, city says
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Denver has confirmed its first two cases of the omicron variant, the city’s Department of Public Health and Environment said Monday. Both cases are the result of community transmission, the agency said in a statement, meaning they came from a local source as opposed to international travel. The two people – a man and a…
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Colorado’s 3rd omicron variant case found
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A Jefferson County woman has tested positive for the omicron variant, the state health department said Monday, marking Colorado’s third known case of the latest strain of the virus. The woman had recently traveled to Africa and has not had symptoms, said Jessica Bralish, spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health and Environment. The…
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Colorado eighth in nation for vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds
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More than 20% of Colorado’s 5- to 11-year-olds have been at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, the state announced this week. Pediatric doses first arrived in Colorado on Nov. 5, shortly after federal regulators cleared the way for elementary school-aged children to get the shot. As of Monday morning, more than 98,800 Coloradans in that…
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Strategies used against delta will remain vital against omicron, Colorado officials say
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Colorado health officials are confident they have the ability to identify and track the latest COVID-19 variant when it does emerge here, and they said Tuesday that current strategies, like vaccinations and masks, will remain vital regardless of the dominant virus strain. The omicron variant has not yet been identified anywhere in the United States,…
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Free deal to help Colorado’s COVID-19 response turned into $1.6 million payday for Polis friends
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Colorado paid more than $630,000 last year to a group of personal and business associates of Gov. Jared Polis that had ostensibly volunteered to help the state manage its way through the COVID-19 pandemic by tracking people’s movements, records show. Then, when that group’s work was done in late 2020, the state began paying another…
