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Custer County Board of Health votes to end COVID restrictions

March 4, 2021 11:25 AM Andrew McMillan

CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — During a Board of Health meeting in Custer County Wednesday, the board voted to remove all COVID-19 restrictions and…

Texas governor’s appalling decision on masks

March 4, 2021 4:48 PM CNN

I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news broke that Governor Greg Abbott is…

Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge

March 4, 2021 2:53 PM CNN

While tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some…

El Paso County lags behind state in vaccinations for seniors over 70

March 3, 2021 6:14 PM Sydnee Scofield

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While Governor Jared Polis touts the success of Colorado’s February goal of getting 70% of people over 70…

‘The impossible is not impossible’: The push to make Covid-19 vaccines at record speed

March 3, 2021 12:17 PM CNN

Before the pandemic, Anne Leonard’s friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals.…

Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available

March 3, 2021 11:40 AM CNN

As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members…

Big companies in Texas and Mississippi will still require masks as states end mandates

March 3, 2021 11:12 AM CNN

The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19…

Southern Colorado Catholic dioceses advise parishioners to avoid Johnson & Johnson vaccine

March 2, 2021 5:28 PM Lauren Barnas

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In a statement released Tuesday, the Colorado Springs and Pueblo Dioceses recommend Catholics avoid taking Johnson…

EPC commissioner still dissatisfied with vaccine allocation, calls for investigation

March 2, 2021 11:59 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez is calling for an investigation of the state health department to determine why the…

Some Chicago children return to classroom for the first time in almost a year

March 2, 2021 4:35 PM CNN

Leigh Oquendo welcomed her kindergarteners on Monday as they filed into her Hawthorne Scholastic Academy classroom in Chicago, as any teacher would.…

Why kids are hitting the pandemic wall

March 2, 2021 2:44 PM CNN

After almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London…

Colorado reaches vaccination goal for school staff, child care workers

March 2, 2021 11:58 AM Julia Donovan

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – More than 75% of the school staff, teachers, and child care professionals in Colorado have now been vaccinated for…

Colorado hits goal of vaccinating 70% of residents 70 and up

March 2, 2021 2:19 PM Associated Press

DENVER (AP) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state has hit it’s goal to vaccinate 70% of residents 70 and older by the end of February.…

Gov. Jared Polis gives update on COVID-19 in Colorado, March 2

March 2, 2021 1:12 PM KRDO News

DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on the status of COVID-19 in the state. Watch…

Phase 1B.3 of vaccine distribution set to begin in Colorado; people 60+ next in line

March 1, 2021 9:43 AM Kolby Crossley

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting this Friday, Coloradans age 60 and up will have their chance to get the vaccine. Along with 60-plus,…

Which Covid-19 vaccine should I get? Dr. Wen weighs in

March 2, 2021 2:38 AM CNN

And then there were three. There are now three Covid-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufactured by…

All our recent progress with Covid-19 could be wiped out by variants, CDC director says. ‘Please stay strong’

March 2, 2021 12:53 AM CNN

The US is at risk of losing all its recent gains in the battle against Covid-19 as highly contagious variants take advantage of Americans getting lax…