Relaxed restrictions proposed under Colorado’s new ‘Dial 3.0’
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is asking for the public’s feedback on proposed changes to the…
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Biden seeks tenuous balance on school reopening and variant threats
When officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that they were relaxing the physical distancing guidelines for…
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Europe’s vaccine rollout needs AstraZeneca — but public confidence is dented
The European Union aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by September. But anxiety over a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…
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Teachers’ unions are cautious about the new CDC guidelines on social distancing in schools
Some teachers are grappling with how to protect students and themselves against the coronavirus in light of new guidelines for returning to in-person…
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Colorado man thanks medical team that saved his life when he was battling COVID-19
THORNTON, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado man who almost lost his life to COVID-19, went back to the hospital he spent weeks in to thank the doctors and…
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Two high schools in Pueblo School District 70 return to full in-person learning
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — High school students in Pueblo School District 70 are getting ready to return to a normal school schedule. Pueblo…
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UCHealth creates program to help with patients who don’t speak English
COLORADO (KRDO) — The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted language barriers within our state’s health care systems. At UCHealth, English was not the…
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New CDC school guidance changes little for local districts
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — While some schools are celebrating new CDC guidance suggesting students can sit closer together in classrooms, Colorado…
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Some teens newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccine under phase 1B.4 in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An estimated 2.5 million more Coloradans will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Friday, in the state’s 1B.4…
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Local restaurant looks forward to COVID-19 vaccine
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Under phase 1B.4 food service workers are officially eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is good news to…
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Technical issues delayed sign up for Phase 1B.4 of vaccines at grocery store
COLORADO (KRDO) — Some Coloradans say they were struggling to sign up for Phase 1B.4 of COVID-19 vaccines at grocery stores. King Soopers told KRDO…
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How to rebuild trust in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
My cousin Iman, who lives in Cairo, Egypt, called me earlier this week to tell me that she had just been offered the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19…
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Updates to Pueblo’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing sites
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo County officials clarified confusion over the upcoming changes to the COVID-19 vaccination site and the COVID-19…
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Sergeant for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office discharged after 4 weeks on ventilator from COVID-19
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sergeant Nate Kyleberg was discharged from the hospital after…
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The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns, and eased restrictions aren’t helping
Experts say there’s a tough race between Covid-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that’s rapidly spreading across the US,…
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Education secretary says school in the fall ‘will look more like what it was before Covid’
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks “more like what it was…
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Gov. Polis joins launch of state community vaccination site in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The first state-run community vaccination site is launching in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor World Arena, and…
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Have European countries made a mistake in halting AstraZeneca shots? Here’s what health experts say
Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe.…
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State provides free rapid COVID tests to restaurant workers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Employees working in food services will now have access to the state health department’s free at-home Binax…
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NIH director tells faith leaders getting Covid-19 vaccination is a ‘love your neighbor opportunity’
The average number of people getting a Covid-19 vaccination each day is at its highest, but officials are still concerned that many Americans are…
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