Press Release

Janssen vaccine expected to arrive in Colorado this week

Colorado expects to receive its first allotment of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine this week. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Janssen vaccine on Feb. 27.

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CDPHE adding second-infection cases to data dashboard

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is adding 822 cases to the data dashboard today that meet the standard national criteria to define persons who had a second infection of the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Latest statewide SARS-CoV-2 model: 1 in 194 Coloradans currently infected

Transmission control and vaccinations are critical with the new B.1.1.7 variant.

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State deactivates crisis standards of care for healthcare staffing and EMS services

The state deactivated the Colorado’s Crisis Standard of Care (CSC) Plan for healthcare staffing and emergency medical services on Feb. 11.

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State Vaccine Equity Outreach Team coordinates vaccine clinics statewide

Thousands of doses administered through community clinics

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State adds county-level data to vaccine dashboard for increased transparency for Colorado

REMOTE, (Feb. 19, 2021): Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced that as of 4 p.m. today the vaccine data dashboard includes county-level vaccine administration data in beta.

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State health department team looks at air pollution, COVID-19 at the census-tract level in Colorado

Analysis adds more evidence to the association between communities of color, pandemic outcomes.

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Winter storms across country delay vaccine shipments to Colorado

Winter storms affecting a vaccine distribution hub in Tennessee have delayed vaccine shipments to several states this week. The delay impacts Colorado’s allocation of 133,000 vaccines that were expected to arrive today through Thursday.

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State-partnered community testing sites to delay opening or to close February 12-15 due to extreme cold

Remote, (Feb. 12, 2021): Due to the extreme cold weather expected, 19 state-managed and partnered community testing sites will be closed or have delayed openings between Friday, Feb. 12th and Monday, Feb. 15th. Other state-managed and partnered sites are still planning to operate as scheduled.

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State COVID-19 data dashboard not fully updated today

Due to a temporary technical issue that occurred yesterday, Feb. 9, with the Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) system, today’s COVID-19 data dashboard shows incomplete case counts.

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