Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder 27 de enero Actualización de COVID-19 en español, proporcionada por la Cámara Latina del Condado de Boulder.

Whether the district can bring students back to schools five days a week after spring break, which is  March 22-26, “is always just a little tenuous because we don’t have control of the vaccines,” Superintendent Don Haddad told the school board Wednesday.

Strategies for vaccine distribution do not account for people who lack English proficiency, lack access to transportation and technology, lack documentation or those who do not trust medical organizations, said Sheila Davis, Boulder County Public Health health equity coordinator.

Not requiring vaccinated teachers to quarantine would have limited impact this school year, as most teachers won’t have full immunity until sometime in April and most Colorado schools end the academic year in May.

Distribution of minimum 10 million doses per week expected

Boulder County's website list 10 options for COVID vaccine sign-ups.

Gov. Polis urges drugmakers, federal government to speed up vaccine shipments

“Colorado is ready to immediately use three to four times as many vaccines as we are currently getting each week ... The sooner Colorado gets more vaccines, the quicker we can get them into arms, and the faster we can help our small businesses and economy build back stronger," Gov. Jared Polis stated in a news release.

Kelly Wagoner, director of the group Get Ahead Colorado, said the federal Earned Income Tax Credit is an opportunity to get as much as $6,600 dollars into the pockets of struggling families earning $57,000 a year or less.

The Longmont Senior Center is exploring all options to helping seniors figure out how and where to register for the COVID-19 vaccine.