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CDPHE to send text and email reminders to Coloradans aged 65 and older about new omicron COVID-19 vaccine doses

CDPHE will send text and email reminders to Coloradans aged 65 and older whose records in the Colorado Immunization Information System show they may be due for an omicron dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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CDPHE COVID omicron vaccine drive continues as fall season gets underway

Ten large COVID vaccination sites and community events added to weekly clinic schedule

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CDPHE adds new BA.2.75 COVID-19 Omicron subvariant to data dashboard

Subvariant first identified by wastewater surveillance program in July

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State extends PHO 20-38

This Order includes measures for people and businesses to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Colorado and includes hospital reporting requirements regarding bed capacity.

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Colorado opening 10 community vaccination sites to administer new omicron vaccines

Over the next week, Colorado is opening 10 large-scale COVID-19 community vaccination sites to administer the newly approved Pfizer and Moderna omicron vaccines.

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CDC approves COVID-19 vaccine to target omicron subvariants

Coloradans will be able to get the updated vaccine

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COVID-19 wastewater surveillance dashboard to feature trend data

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will add trend classifications to its COVID-19 surveillance wastewater dashboard with today’s 4 p.m. dashboard update.

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Statewide COVID-19 modeling report indicates continued decline in cases through early October

CDPHE and Colorado School of Public Health released an updated statewide modeling report which indicates that COVID-19 infections will continue to decline over the next six to eight weeks despite the expected increase in contact rates among people with the beginning of the new school year.

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CDPHE reminds Coloradans of updated CDC guidance

New guidelines simplify recommendations for after exposure while continuing to offer recommendations for Coloradans to protect themselves

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CDPHE to update vaccine breakthrough data dashboard

STATEWIDE (August 15, 2022) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will update the vaccine breakthrough data dashboard as part of today’s 4 p.m. data update. These changes will update definitions based on CDC guidance, add children ages five through 11 to vaccine breakthrough data, enhance the state’s demographic data, and shift to a hospitalization-based display to focus on measures of severe illness.

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