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Elizabeth School Board Passes Resolution from Moms for Liberty Playbook
Three weeks after the far-right group Moms for Liberty posted a call to action for members to ask their districts to commit to full in-person learning, Elizabeth school board members passed a resolution that matches nearly word-for-word the language provided by what the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled an “anti-government extremist” group.
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Vaccinated People Could Threaten Fertile Women, Writes Co Springs Lawmaker Spreading Misinformation as COVID Cases Rise
As cases of the endemic COVID-19 virus continue to rise, locally and nationally, Colorado Rep. Ken DeGraaf (R-Co Springs) is taking to social media to warn people against the use of vaccinations or masks.
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New COVID-19 Variants Are Out There, Says an Expert, But We Don’t Know How Dangerous They Might Become
Like weather forecasters, medical experts are keeping a close eye now on the newest COVID-19 subvariants to determine whether they’ll remain small tropical storms far out at sea or evolve into powerful hurricanes.
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BRIEF: How To Get a COVID Vaccine at Mobile Clinics Across CO
In an ongoing effort to help Coloradans access COVID-19 vaccines, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is continuing to operate mobile vaccination clinics at locations throughout the state.
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Should You Get an Additional COVID-19 Booster Shot? How To Decide.
Now that additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are available for people ages 50 and older, you might be wondering if you should get one.
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GOP Bill Promotes the Use of Ivermectin, a Veterinary Medicine, and Other Unproven COVID Treatments in CO
Luck Amid reports of some of the lowest COVID-19 case counts in Colorado since the pandemic began – a strong sign that existing COVID protocols such as vaccines are working – state Rep. Stephanie Luck (R-Penrose) is attempting to resurrect a failed bill that seeks to legitimize dangerous and unproven treatments for the illness.
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CO House Democrats Nix Unscientific ‘Natural Immunity’ Bill
In yet another blow to Republicans who have waged war against COVID-19-related safety measures, Colorado House Democrats have voted down a bill that would have exempted employees with “naturally acquired immunity” from their employers’ COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates.
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COVID Vaccines ‘Dramatically’ Reduce Need for Hospital Admission in CO
Omicron cases in Colorado are surging with staggering infection rates and eye-popping positivity results — well over 25% for those seeking COVID-19 tests.
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As Hospitals Fill Up, Paramedics Spend Less Time on Emergencies
By Helen Santoro, Kaiser Health News GUNNISON, Colo. — The night after Thanksgiving, a small ambulance service that covers a huge swath of southwestern Colorado got a call that a patient needed an emergency transfer from the hospital in Gunnison to a larger one with an intensive care unit 65 miles away in Montrose.