The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter. In Rio Blanco County: Pioneers Family Medical Center: Flu and Covid vaccines are currently available (the RSV vaccine for seniors has been ordered).
The first opioid overdose reversal medication known as Narcan was recently approved for over-the-counter purchase, and many pharmacies within Pitkin County received their first shipments this week.
A technical glitch Monday that led to long waits for COVID-19 booster shots at a clinic at Buttermilk should be fixed in the near future, and any Pitkin County resident who wants a booster will get one.
Public health officials will end Pitkin County s mass vaccination clinics earlier than expected after numerous cancellations last week and a dwindling local interest in getting vaccinated.