DETROIT — Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the COVID-19 delta variant and
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Omicron expected to become Colorado’s dominant COVID strain: “Get boosted,” Polis says
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday urged all Coloradans who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get booster shots as soon as possible, warning that the virus’s fast-spreading omicron variant will soon become the dominant strain in
Read morePandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery. Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly
Read moreOmicron cases low in Boulder and Wastewater but precautions still recommended
The Boulder County resident who tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID-19 after traveling abroad likely isn’t the only person in the community who has it, and the public should keep taking precautions against
Read moreOmicron variant spreading at low levels in Boulder, wastewater data shows
The Boulder County resident who tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID-19 after traveling abroad likely isn’t the only person in the community who has it, and the public should keep taking precautions against
Read moreGov. Jared Polis: “misinformation and targeted lies” hindering vaccine efforts, killing Coloradans
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday lamented that “misinformation and targeted lies” are creating resistance to vaccine science and killing Coloradans. Polis was presenting to the legislative Joint Budget Committee about state spending in the 2022-23
Read moreVax or mask? Denver area businesses debate mandates
Mike Tomasi and his business partners want to cater to everyone. So when Denver last week joined four other metro counties in mandating that businesses require employees and customers to wear masks or instead ask
Read moreDenver man “damn lucky” to survive COVID-19 after 158 days in hospital
After 158 days of ventilators, trachea tubes, oxygen machines and physical therapy, Nate McWilliams on Thursday walked out of Swedish Medical Center happy — and lucky — to be alive after suffering from COVID-19. More
Read moreOmicron variant of COVID-19 found in Colorado
Colorado has identified its first known case of the new omicron variant of COVID-19 in an Arapahoe County resident. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday reported the patient, an adult woman,
Read moreWHO warns that new virus variant poses ‘very high’ risk – The Denver Post
By JAMEY KEATEN, RAF CASERT and MARI YAMAGUCHI GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the
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