scott bookman
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Rocked by deadly pandemic, Colorado public health faces needed rebuild
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Colorado public health officials vaulted to prominence three years ago when residents started to sicken and die of COVID-19, kicking off a pandemic that would spark fierce, even violent political debate and offer clear lessons for the future. At the outset, the outpouring of response was vast and relatively harmonious. Crafters made thousands of masks,…
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Colorado closes COVID-19 community testing sites by mid-January
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will close its 20 remaining COVID-19 testing sites on Jan. 15. As more Coloradans have relied on at-home COVID-19 tests in the past several months, the demand for testing at the state’s community sites has dropped to between 3 to 6% of overall capacity, according to a…
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Gov. Jared Polis announces roadmap to guide Colorado into post-COVID future
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday announced the state’s next chapter in dealing with COVID-19, a new plan that he calls a “roadmap” to keeping the state prepared for dealing with COVID surges while life in Colorado goes back to normal. Polis told Colorado Politics on Thursday that the roadmap will include a set of recommendations…
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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,…
