Santa skipped coal this year and went directly to an infectious disease. Three days before Christmas I woke up with a scratchy throat, slight headache and a few body aches. I figured any number of things could have caused each. Maybe too much yelling at my favorite soccer club, too much holiday cheer the night […]
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Zornio: Polis is playing with fire, and his mistakes on COVID-19 may lead to a full hospital collapse
It’s one thing to claim you follow the science, it’s another to actually do it. For weeks, Colorado’s hospital system has remained on the “brink of collapse.” It’s the expected result of months of inaction at state and local levels, with business-as-usual policies leading to a potent combination of too many critical care patients — […]
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Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-COVID vaccinations
By Kate Ruder, KHN WESTMINSTER — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a recent Saturday morning at a walk-in clinic in this Denver suburb. It had been about a year since the kids’ last shots, a delay Blatzer chalked up to the pandemic. Two-year-old Lincoln Blatzer, […]
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Littwin: Jared Polis said basically all the right things about how schools can reopen safely. He still got everything wrong
At a news conference Thursday, Jared Polis basically said all the right things about the importance of making sure we keep schools open this year for kids. He cited the benefits of wearing masks in schools, also of weekly rapid testing, which the government would make available, and, of course, the need for all those […]
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Nicolais: Yes, Colorado, the COVID-19 vaccines work. Believe it.
“Do vaccines work or not?” Last week, I saw that query posted by a smart, open-minded conservative friend of mine on social media. It came in response to news that Los Angeles County decided to reimpose indoor mask mandates. Knowing this person, it may have been an earnest question or, more likely, a bit of […]
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Littwin: Bringing the All-Star Game to Coors Field sends a dual message — on vaccinations and on voting rights
It is a happy coincidence — or, dare we think it was planned this way? — that the baseball All-Star Game comes to town within days of Jared Polis’ announcement that he is getting out of the, uh, tyrant business. The game brings with it a dual message — the need to get vaccinated (Colorado […]
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Drew Litton: Colorado’s hills are alive with … the joy of ditching masks
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Almost 75% of likely Colorado voters are already vaccinated against coronavirus or plan to get inoculated, poll shows
Nearly three in four likely Colorado voters have been or plan to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, a new survey from Keating Research, OnSight Public Affairs and Mike Melanson shows. The poll of 528 likely Colorado voters from April 20-26 is an encouraging sign that the state will be able to inoculate 75% or more […]
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Colorado coronavirus cases are rising, especially among people under 18, as hospitalizations spike as well
Colorado health officials are imploring people to get vaccinated as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the state. Thousands of appointments or walk-up slots are available for the next few days across the state, Gov. Jared Polis said at a news conference Tuesday, and more vaccination sites are now offering […]
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Schools and nursing homes drive increase in Colorado coronavirus outbreaks
DENVER — Health officials in Colorado say virus outbreaks have increased this week, reaching a total last seen in February, with the most outbreaks reported in schools and nursing homes. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said there were 722 active COVID-19 outbreaks as of Wednesday, The Denver Post reported Thursday. An outbreak […]