vaccines
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Colorado schools reopen with measles vaccination rates below protective threshold
Colorado is entering the new school year without active measles transmission, but health officials remain concerned as kindergarten MMR coverage sits at just 87.8% and most counties fall below the 95% threshold considered protective against outbreaks. “These declining vaccination rates, both nationally and here in Colorado, directly increase the risk of outbreaks of measles and…
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Colorado shifts vaccine authority to state as Trump administration revises childhood framework
As the Trump administration rolls out a revised childhood vaccine framework, Colorado’s law allowing the state to set its own immunization schedule has now taken effect. Issued Monday, President Donald Trump’s executive order separates childhood and adolescent vaccines into three categories: those recommended for all children, certain high-risk groups and “based on shared clinical decision-making.”…
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As federal vaccine guidance shifts, Colorado legislator favor recommendations from pediatric groups
Colorado legislators are pushing to codify a practice adopted by some 20 states to use guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical associations when setting vaccine policies and immunization schedules. In some cases, the move supplements or diverges from recommendations issued by the Trump administration and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy, calls for his removal from health post
Following a tense exchange with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, reiterated his call for the Health and Human Services secretary’s ouster, charging that the Trump cabinet member’s tenure has been “catastrophic” for the country’s health care system. The two clashed nearly continuously throughout…
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Douglas County extends public health order on immigrants, communicable disease
The Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously on Thursday to extend a public health order requiring health information disclosure from organizations transporting immigrants into the county. Board members originally voted on the order in December, deciding to extend it Thursday as a precaution, the officials said in a news release. Douglas County aims to…
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Douglas County extends public health order on immigrants, communicable disease
The Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously on Thursday to extend a public health order requiring health information disclosure from organizations transporting immigrants into the county. Board members originally voted on the order in December, deciding to extend it Thursday as a precaution, the officials said in a news release. Douglas County aims to…
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Douglas County extends public health order on immigrants, communicable disease
The Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously on Thursday to extend a public health order requiring health information disclosure from organizations transporting immigrants into the county. Board members originally voted on the order in December, deciding to extend it Thursday as a precaution, the officials said in a news release. Douglas County aims to…
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Colorado Springs COVID-19 drive-through vaccination site to close
A Colorado Springs-based drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site is closing its doors, according to a Monday news release from El Paso County Public Health. Located at the Citadel Mall, the vaccine site’s last day of operations will be Tuesday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to county health spokeswoman Michelle Beyrle. Flu, RSV and COVID-19…
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Flu, RSV and COVID-19 on the uptick across Colorado
As cold weather sets in, flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise across the state, and public health officials are encouraging vaccines. It is unclear what the surge in COVID-19 cases could look like this winter and whether it could rival past years, but there is no question the flu season will be severe,…
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Omicron infections now below delta wave, need for additional doses of vaccine ‘likely’
There are fewer Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point since early October as the omicron wave continues to rapidly subside, a decline that state officials hope will shepherd in months of pandemic calm. COVID-19 infections, which just 30 days ago were more than twice as high as they’d ever been, are now below…