Tag: covid
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Colorado Springs woman named Colorado Mother of the Year by national organization
A national organization dedicated to honoring U.S. mothers recently named a Colorado Springs resident as its Colorado Mother of the Year for 2024. Magan Grigg, who serves as the in-house occupational physician assistant for Colorado Springs Utilities, was tapped as the latest Colorado honoree, according to a news release from American Mothers, Inc. “I was…
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Voice of the Consumer: What to know about new COVID shots
The new COVID-19 vaccine shots will be rolling out across the country soon after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend the updated booster to anyone who is 6 months and older. I’m talking with the experts with the state health department about what you need to know and when the new…
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Colorado unlikely to see COVID-19 spikes of the past
COVID-19 cases are eking up in Colorado, but local infectious disease doctors aren’t worried — yet. The reason? This isn’t 2020. While three years ago infectious disease experts were grappling to understand how the novel coronavirus was transmitted, today health officials have a number of tools in their arsenal: COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, prior infections…
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A ‘mini-surge’ of COVID-19 is underway as the cold and flu season sets in
As more students gather inside for school and college, Colorado is starting to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases, likely to continue into the fall, as the annual RSV and flu season sets in. However, this season doctors will be able to offer residents at highest risk new prevention steps with the release of new…
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COVID-19 cases plateau, but still circulate in Colorado
The novel coronavirus that shuttered businesses and schools, upended travel and killed millions all over the globe hasn’t gone away. “It’s still out there,” said Dr. Michael Roshon, vice president of Quality & Clinical Operations for Centura Health. “It’s still cycling.” Roshon added, “It’s not gone by a long shot.” Many of the measures for…
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Colorado College lifts COVID-19 vaccination requirement
Colorado College lifted its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Thursday. Incoming students and faculty will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination or request an exemption. The move coincides with the federal government’s decision to end the national public health emergency, according to a news release. Colorado College will continue to offer COVID-19 testing. Last…
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Rocked by deadly pandemic, Colorado public health faces needed rebuild
Colorado public health officials vaulted to prominence three years ago when residents started to sicken and die of COVID-19, kicking off a pandemic that would spark fierce, even violent political debate and offer clear lessons for the future. At the outset, the outpouring of response was vast and relatively harmonious. Crafters made thousands of masks,…
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Colorado’s lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old
Americans haven’t learned the lessons from history
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The science of detecting infectious disease in wastewater arrived with the COVID-19 pandemic
An innovative program born out of the COVID-19 pandemic gives new meaning to the old proverb, “waste not, want not.” Wastewater surveillance, which involves analyzing human feces for indications that people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19, has become world-shattering in a quieter way than the germ. John Lewis, an environmental specialist…
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New Colorado COVID-19 cases show moderate decline, other diseases drive concern
Despite speculation in social media circles and at the dinner table that the Thanksgiving Holiday may cause a spike of COVID-19 cases, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released data Wednesday which actually showed a slight decline. The data, relevant for the week of Nov. 20, showed there were 7,476 cases reported by…