vaccinations
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
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As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their mask restrictions. Polis lifted Colorado’s mask mandate last year. “As…
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10,000 deaths: Colorado’s grievous losses have devolved into an unwinnable argument
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The week after Thanksgiving, Dr. Joseph Forrester stood by the bedside of a man who’d been in the intensive care unit at the Medical Center of Aurora for two months. The patient was in his 70s, and COVID-19 had so ravaged his body that a ventilator breathed for him. Standing next to Forrester was the…
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A year since the first COVID-19 shots rolled out, progress remains to be made
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When the first COVID-19 vaccines arrived a year ago Tuesday in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis and many others greeted them with relief and high expectations. “It’s the Pfizer vaccine arriving here in Colorado to end the pandemic!” Polis called out as the FedEx truck delivered the first doses. The governor’s hope for an end to…
