vaccine
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Judge allows anti-vaxers to remain anonymous while challenging CU vaccination policy
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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Judge tells construction contractors to explain why they can challenge Denver’s vaccine mandate
Organizations representing Colorado’s construction industry contractors are challenging the City and County of Denver’s vaccine mandate for workers who provide services to the city, schools and hospitals. The trade organizations are claiming the policy will “create chaos” for construction across Denver, forcing anti-vaccine employees out of the workforce and delaying city projects. Consequently, they are…
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Governor’s office notes milestones in vaccination push
This week Gov. Jared Polis reflected on the year since the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Colorado. Since then, more than 4 million Coloradans have taken the two vaccine. “Colorado’s mission to get the vaccine into our communities has kept our businesses and schools open and our economy on the path to recovery while other…
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Colorado surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
Colorado has surpassed yet another grim milestone in the nearly two-year COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: 10,000 deaths. As of Tuesday, the state counted 10,018 deaths due to the novel coronavirus. A surge of new cases in the past few months has led to higher daily COVID-19 deaths, pushing the number of lives lost past 9,000 less…
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State requires full vaccination for large indoor events in Denver metro area
Individuals need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend large indoor, unseated events in the Denver metro area starting Friday, according to a public health order published Sunday. The vaccine requirement will apply to all public, unseated indoor events of 500 attendees or more in Denver, Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield and Jefferson counties.…
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Pediatricians: Colorado Immunization Information System is good for children, public health
We were disappointed to read the opinion column about the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS) by Pam Long. Her column misrepresented CIIS, which provides an enormous benefit to Colorado’s families. Vaccines save many thousands of lives in the U.S. every year, and CIIS is a vital tool to maintain high immunization coverage and protect Colorado’s…