Apr 08 2024
It’s spring, the season for sweet strawberries, colorful tulips, crisp vegetables, and a COVID-19 booster shot. Health experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended an extra dose of the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine for all people in the U.S. ages 65 and older. Why? Simple. Hospitalizations and COVID-19 death rates …
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Oct 24 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved two new booster shots by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that take aim at the latest strains and variants of COVID-19. The bivalent formulations of the vaccines were approved for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination. The vaccines are …
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Aug 27 2021
Due to the rapidly increasing infections and deaths of all ages by the Delta variant, primarily among unvaccinated people, Colorado Health officials are calling on unvaccinated residents to get vaccinated without delay. Additionally, officials are strongly recommending that all community members, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, wear masks in public indoor settings to prevent the spread …
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May 17 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been frustrating for older Coloradans. While they recognize and appreciate the herculean effort of this accomplishment, concerns linger at specific aspects of the state’s rollout. To explore these issues, Aging 2.0 Denver held an informal conversation with eight experts in the Colorado aging space to gather stories from the aging …
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Apr 26 2021
All veterans, their spouses and caregivers can soon get COVID-19 vaccinations from Veterans Affairs (VA) under the Save Lives Act signed into law on March 24. Covered individuals can receive a vaccine from VA due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. Under the bill, covered individuals are: • Veterans who are not eligible to …
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Apr 26 2021
Colorado’s first long-term CO-VID-19 mass vaccination sites are slated to be operating in Denver, Commerce City and Loveland by early April. Operating stations are in Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Pueblo. The mass vaccination sites include: • The Ranch events complex in Loveland • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. Schedule appointments through Centura …
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Mar 08 2021
To All Medicare Recipients: Getting vaccinated is an important step to help protect you from getting COVID-19. Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine, so there’s no cost to you. Bring your red, white, and blue Medicare card or Medicare Number to your vaccination appointment so your health care provider or pharmacy can bill Medicare. If you …
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