Fewer than 200 intensive-care beds were available in Colorado as of Friday morning, meaning the state’s hospitals have less ability to take new patients than at any point during the
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Federal mandate takes COVID vaccine decision off employers’ hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won’t have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy. President Joe Biden announced sweeping new
COVID antibodies help, but doctors say they don’t replace vaccines
People who get COVID-19 have a treatment option that can significantly reduce their odds of hospitalization, but it’s not a substitute for trying to avoid infection in the first place
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans – The Denver Post
By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to
The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely set back the fight against other global scourges like H.I.V., tuberculosis and malaria, according to a sobering new report released on Tuesday. Before the pandemic,
The Best Birthday Present in 2021? A Covid Vaccine.
Zoe Tu, a seventh grader in Brooklyn, likes to celebrate her birthday with dulce de leche Haagen-Dazs ice cream cake. This year, her 12th, was no exception, but the day
Colorado violating Medicaid mandate by not providing mental health services to children, lawsuit alleges
Colorado is violating a Medicaid Act mandate by not providing certain mental health services to eligible children at home or in their community, which in some cases has led to
Drug-resistant infections have increased in hospitals during the pandemic.
At the height of the pandemic, doctors and nurses made furious efforts to protect themselves with gowns and masks and scrambled to save the lives of the severely ill Covid-19
Colorado offering grants to primary care doctors in push to administer more COVID vaccines
Colorado will offer grants to primary care physicians to help them administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. The governor offered few details about how the program
Breakthough infections are less likely to lead to long Covid, a study suggests.
People who experience breakthrough infections of the coronavirus after being fully vaccinated are about 50 percent less likely to experience long Covid than are unvaccinated people who catch the virus,