Press Release
CDC approves additional dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11 year-olds
CDPHE to update COVID-19 hospital reporting to include reason for hospitalization
STATEWIDE (May 19, 2022) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will update its hospital data to improve COVID-19 reporting among hospitalizations as part of today’s regular 4 p.m. data update. In order to improve data transparency and provide the public with better hospitalization information, CDPHE requested and began receiving additional data about COVID hospitalizations from hospitals and health systems.
CDPHE extends and amends Public Health Order 20-38
Edits made to clarify
Statewide COVID-19 modeling report shows slow, upward trend driven by new omicron subvariant
CDPHE to release a batch of past cases from the winter omicron surge
FDA limits use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to rare blood clots
STATEWIDE (May 6, 2022) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has limited the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to certain people after evaluating reported cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (TTS).
Cinco de Mayo celebrations and Feria de Salud added to statewide COVID-19 vaccine clinics calendar
Día de los Niños and Carbondale Block Party added to statewide COVID-19 vaccine clinics calendar
CDPHE updates data reporting to facilitate accuracy in national, third party reporting
STATEWIDE (April 27, 2022) — Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced a change in case data reporting to make it easier for third parties to accurately calculate and display Colorado’s COVID-19 case rates. Some third party outlets source their reporting from CDPHE’s case data, but report cases with prior infection dates on the date they were added to CDPHE’s data dashboard, not the date the cases occurred.