Tag: vaccination
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Appeals court dismisses state contractor’s defamation suit against Denver7
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed earlier this month that a former vaccine distribution contractor for the state failed to show Denver7 should be liable for defamation through its series of stories about the company’s problems. Between 2021 and 2022, Denver7 published four articles describing employees of Jogan Health, LLC not receiving payments, false statements in Jogan…
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Federal judge rejects ‘inaccurate’ characterization of COVID vaccine decision
A federal judge last month refused to alter her decision dismissing a sprawling lawsuit that claimed a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for medical personnel violated a panoply of laws, rules, constitutional provisions and treaties. In 2023, 19 former employees of the University of Colorado Hospital Authority filed suit against state officials, alleging UCHA acted unlawfully by…
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Denver magistrate may resolve dispute between parents over whether to vaccinate child against COVID-19, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court last week clarified that trial judges need not find a child is endangered before they break an impasse between two parents who cannot agree about which course of action is best. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed a Denver magistrate appropriately sided with a father who wanted his child…
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Colorado Springs Walmart employees back to wearing masks regardless of vaccinations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Regardless of their vaccination status, Walmart employees in Colorado Springs were directed to again wear masks inside Friday over concerns about the delta variant. The decision to resume mask wearing came from the top, and was implemented on Friday. In a press release, Walmart corporate…
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Colorado Springs Walmart employees back to wearing masks regardless of vaccinations
Regardless of their vaccination status, Walmart employees in Colorado Springs were directed to again wear masks inside Friday over concerns about the delta variant. The decision to resume mask wearing came from the top, and was implemented on Friday. In a press release, Walmart corporate executives announced that all company associates must wear masks when…
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NEWS | Colorado’s 1st million dollar vaccine lottery winner
Hear from Colorado’s 1st million dollar vaccine lottery winner, Sally Sliger, a healthcare worker and Mead resident. (Video by David Mullen)
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Officials confident state will reach herd immunity in ‘weeks to months’
As vaccine supply begins to outstrip demand, Colorado health officials said the state can reach herd immunity to stop the spread of coronavirus in the coming “weeks to months.” In order to reach herd immunity, at least 70% of Coloradans need to be vaccinated. With enough people immune to COVID-19, the virus can’t find enough…
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Coronavirus vaccinations drop in El Paso County, statewide as cases rise locally
The number of people getting vaccinated for the coronavirus in El Paso County dropped off last week even as the percentage of people testing positive for the disease rose. The number of people getting vaccinated fell from about 40,000 during the second week of April to about 30,000 last week, a drop of about 25%.…
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Denver Broncos to provide vaccines for players, staff as offseason workouts near
The Broncos will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for players, staff and their families starting April 21, a source confirmed to The Gazette. The vaccine, which will be Pfizer and administered by UCHealth, will be voluntary for players and mandatory for tier one and two staff. Led by Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Brittany Bowlen, this has been…
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Fort Carson soldiers return after administering COVID-19 vaccinations in Los Angeles
A brisk wind and blue sky greeted Fort Carson soldiers as they deplaned at the Colorado Springs Airport Tuesday after helping administer more than 300,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in Los Angeles over the past 60 days. Roughly 220 soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, part of the 4th Infantry Division, helped administer roughly 6,000 Pfizer…