Colorado’s West Nile case total is so far more than double that of any other state
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Colorado has first case of deadly, devastating bat disease
White-nose syndrome found in a Yuma bat species near La Junta, as state officials warn of spread that has severely damaged populations elsewhere.
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Syphilis is on the rise among Colorado newborns. One county is addressing the issue inside its jail.
In the first year of Pueblo County’s pilot program, 27% of screenings in the jail came back positive for syphilis. Six pregnant women were treated.
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Colorado opts out of federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens
Local public health officials say they can get a better idea of what’s going on with youth using the Healthy Kids Colorado survey, which reaches about 100,000 teens compared with 80,000 nationwide in the CDC’s survey of Youth Risk Behavior.
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Colorado has identified five cases of a mystery hepatitis in children
Colorado has reported its first cases of severe hepatitis of unknown cause in kids, adding to a growing number of cases nationally being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had reported five potential instances to the CDC. All met the CDC’s […]
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When will COVID vaccines be approved for young Colorado kids? Here’s what we know.
In his practice as a pediatrician, Dr. Sean O’Leary gets a lot of calls from worried parents. And, lately, one kind of call has begun to stand out. “The parents I hear from are the ones who are reaching out to me desperately because they want their kids to have a COVID vaccine,” he said. […]
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Colorado’s slim chance at herd immunity is slipping away as people’s COVID-19 protection wanes
Even as thousands of Coloradans are still being infected by the coronavirus each day and as vaccinations roll out to younger children, an unsettling realization is sinking in among the state’s health leaders: The exit door to the pandemic isn’t as close as we once thought it was. Instead, new research is changing how experts […]
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U.S. Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The court’s action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the […]
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Thousands of Coloradans may have already received an extra dose of coronavirus vaccine
An advisory committee to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Friday to discuss whether to recommend booster shots of coronavirus vaccine. But thousands of Coloradans may have already taken matters into their own hands. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the state’s immunization registry shows more than […]
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Answers to readers’ questions on the coronavirus vaccine, masks and the delta variant in Colorado
Ever since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed direction so fast on its latest coronavirus guidance that it practically made cartoon tire-screeching noises, we at The Colorado Sun have been getting a lot of questions from readers. Like, a lot of questions. You want to know about what this means for back-to-school […]