Tag: colorado school of public health
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Researchers to study universal health care, as Coloradans face $1 billion in medical debt
Colorado residents owe about $1 billion in medical debt. The sky-high number is a small portion of the nation’s medical debt estimated around $220 billion, according to a 2024 analysis by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation. As more people nationally are expected to lose their health insurance following planned…
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Why COVID rates in Colorado are making national news | Vince Bzdek
Scientists, state health officials and our governor can’t seem to tell us why Colorado is the third worst place in the United States suddenly for increased rates of COVID infections. A couple weeks ago we even made it briefly to No. 1. What the hell happened? Strangely, I think “Game of Thrones,” which explains so…
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Good news from the pandemic: Flu hospitalizations almost non-existent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In late summer and early fall 2020, public health officials in Colorado and nationwide warned about the potential for a looming twin-pandemic. With the weather growing colder, flu season was rapidly approaching, just as COVID-19…
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Good news from the pandemic: Flu hospitalizations almost non-existent
In late summer and early fall 2020, public health officials in Colorado and nationwide warned about the potential for a looming twin-pandemic. With the weather growing colder, flu season was rapidly approaching, just as COVID-19 cases were beginning to rise to unprecedented levels. Flu season comes every year, and it often results in thousands of…
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Good news from the pandemic: Flu hospitalizations almost non-existent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In late summer and early fall 2020, public health officials in Colorado and nationwide warned about the potential for a looming twin-pandemic. With the weather growing colder, flu season was rapidly approaching, just as COVID-19 cases were beginning to rise to unprecedented levels. Flu season…
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Good news from the pandemic: Flu hospitalizations almost non-existent
In late summer and early fall 2020, public health officials in Colorado and nationwide warned about the potential for a looming twin-pandemic. With the weather growing colder, flu season was rapidly approaching, just as COVID-19 cases were beginning to rise to unprecedented levels. Flu season comes every year, and it often results in thousands of…
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Limited details on new Colorado coronavirus rules makes planning difficult for businesses, officials
While Colorado’s coronavirus rules are set to expire this week, local officials don’t know what baseline state rules will take their place in El Paso County, making it difficult for businesses and others to plan. The rules that govern occupancy in restaurants, gyms and other venues are changing because the state is phasing out its…
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Colorado school outbreaks nearly doubled in November as cases surged
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COVID outbreaks at Colorado K-12 schools nearly doubled in November, reflecting the challenge of keeping the virus at bay in classrooms when cases are surging in the community. Colorado also saw an increase in school-based outbreaks that affected 10 or more people, logging 17 such…
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Colorado school outbreaks nearly doubled in November as cases surged
COVID outbreaks at Colorado K-12 schools nearly doubled in November, reflecting the challenge of keeping the virus at bay in classrooms when cases are surging in the community. Colorado also saw an increase in school-based outbreaks that affected 10 or more people, logging 17 such cases in November, including one with 48 positive cases at…