COVID In Colorado: Renewed Focus On Equity As More Children Qualify For Vaccines
As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as five begins, there's a renewed focus on equity.
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As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as five begins, there's a renewed focus on equity.
With many questions swirling around vaccinations for kids as young as five years old, CBS4 hosted medical experts to discuss some of the most pressing issues parents have.
There are School-Based Health Clinics within Denver Public Schools that will be hosting vaccination clinics for children who are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Demand is high for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for kids in many Colorado counties, showing that many parents across the state are eager to get their kids vaccinated.
Colorado businesses are preparing themselves after the federal government has handed down a vaccination mandate.
DispatchHealth is assisting hospitals on the front lines of the pandemic by treating patients at their homes.
CBSN Denver had a chance to talk about concerns surrounding child COVID-19 vaccines with Dr. Reginald Washington.
Dr. Lucas Henderson, a pediatrician with Every Child Pediatrics said, this vaccine getting approved is an opportunity for us to limit the burden of the virus on everyone.
In an update about the state's response, Gov. Jared Polis says Colorado now has the fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Hospitals across Colorado have activated the highest level for the state's Combined Hospital Transfer Center. That's because hospitals are overwhelmed with patients.
Colorado is poised to implement the next steps of COVID-19 vaccination with the likely federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11.
Colorado's Combined Hospital Transfer Center was activated in August, at the first sign of hospital capacity going up.
As a wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to fill much-needed beds around the state, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued a health order halting most cosmetic procedures.
Colorado clinicians at Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children prepared to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19 with planned vaccine clinics.
UCHealth is among the hospitals in the state already using the monoclonal antibody treatment on those infected with COVID-19.
