The Colorado Department of Health and Environment announced Saturday that more than 3 million Coloradans, more than 60.7% of those eligible, have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 2.5 million people fully immunized.
Colorado Statewide Survey Provides Important Insights on Top COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns and Barriers
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InOn Health and Colorado School of Public Health’s mHealth Impact Lab conducted a vaccine survey throughout Colorado to better understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and perceived barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination.
This research will guide vital efforts throughout the state to clear barriers for Coloradans and meet their needs. DENVER (PRWEB) April 27, 2021 The study was funded by COVIDCheck Colorado, a social benefit enterprise of Gary Community Investments, as part of their proactive and equitable response to COVID-19 including vaccine uptake.
Nearly 5,000 participants completed the survey between March 24th and April 5th, with respondents from 58 of the 64 counties throughout the state, including 28% of respondents from rural counties. A quarter of respondents identified as His
Vaccinated Coloradans 94.6% less likely to get COVID-19, state officials say
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By: Ryan Osborne
and last updated 2021-04-20 17:42:29-04
DENVER â Colorado officials on Tuesday praised the effectiveness of the vaccine in the state, saying fully-vaccinated Coloradans are at least 94.6% less likely to get infected with COVID-19.
The state released data showing 819 breakthrough cases of people getting the virus after getting vaccinated, though the number of breakthrough cases compares to more than 1.4 million Coloradans who are fully vaccinated.
Among the breakthrough cases, three have resulted in hospitalizations, state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said.
And while Colorado s COVID-19 positivity rate has ticked up in recent weeks, Herlihy said the lowest rate of virus transmission is among those 65 and older, a group that was prioritized early for vaccine access.
All Coloradans expected to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by mid-April, Polis says
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DENVER â Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said he expects all adult Coloradans to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-April, aiming for a sooner target date than the national goal of May 1 that was announced by President Joe Biden this week.
Colorado is also moving up the eligibility date for phase 1.B4 by two days to March 19. At that point, half of the state population will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Phase 1.B4 includes all 50-and-older Coloradans, plus essential workers such as restaurant employees. In total, 2,505,310 people will be eligible in 1.B4.
To us, it was the beginning of the end of the pandemic,” said Glen Griesheim, the chief operating officer and chief nursing officer at St. Mary-Corwin.
Since then, the hospital has doled out approximately 2,000 doses at its two vaccination sites at the hospital and in Pueblo West on Spaulding Avenue.
That’s part of the 27,454 first doses and 17,909 second doses that have been administered in Pueblo County as of Feb. 25, according to the Pueblo Department of Health and Environment. Statewide, 495,961 people have received two doses as of March 1, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
The county health department estimates it has vaccinated about 40% of the county’s population of people aged 65 years or older at its mass vaccination site at the Pueblo Mall. That doesn’t include efforts by organizations such as St. Mary Corwin at other sites.