Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

After a year of ghostly airports, empty sports stadiums and constant Zoom meetings, growing signs suggest that the economy is strengthening. Hiring picked up in February. Business restrictions have eased as the pace of viral infections has ebbed. Yet the economy remains far from normal. Here's where things stand at the one-year mark.

Colorado is one of 15 states where parents can opt out of vaccines for philosophical reasons and vaccine immunization rates in schools in those states may provide an unfiltered look at COVID vaccine refusals.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research illustrates how the stage is set for a two-tiered recovery. The public's worry about the virus has dropped to its lowest point since the fall, before the holidays brought skyrocketing cases into the new year. But people still in mourning express frustration at the continued struggle to stay safe. 

When eligibility opens to all residents, providers will be able to use their own discretion to prioritize those in higher-risk categories, said Scott Bookman, COVID-19 incident commander.

American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Biden on Thursday

Only 25% of applications submitted for the state’s tenant program have been reviewed and approved. Over 9,000 applications still await review.

The city’s recovery management team is determining where Longmont’s cut of the federal funding could be used, City Manager Harold Dominguez said during a video interview Thursday. 

Concerns about which is the right vaccine weighed on the minds of attendees of Wednesday’s virtual COVID Community Update. Dr. Chris Urbina, Boulder County chief medical office, urged everyone to “take the vaccine when it is offered,” referring to any of the Pfizer, Moderna or Janssen vaccines. 

A parent survey by the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University found that since COVID hit, a quarter of 4-year-olds have shown behavior problems such as temper tantrums and disobedience and one-fifth struggled to get along with peers or make friends. During typical times, only about 10% of children have such issues, according to the group’s report.

A look at some highlights of the legislation