COVID cases ticking up in Colorado as state prepares to hand over local regulation control
As Colorado enters its fourth COVID-19 wave â and cases, hospitalizations and percent positivity tick up â state public health officials said Thursday they are confident moving forward with transferring regulation control back to the counties on Friday.
Posted at 12:36 PM, Apr 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-15 20:04:16-04
As Colorado enters its fourth COVID-19 wave â and cases, hospitalizations and percent positivity tick up â state public health officials said Thursday they are confident moving forward with
Colorado public health officials say state will move forward with COVID local control plan
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During an April 13 press conference, Governor Jared Polis confirmed that the state will follow the feds lead and put Johnson & Johnson usage on hold until officials give their okay to start doling out shots again a process that may take just a day or two, though there s no guarantee of that. In the meantime, he added, the state will do its best to provide extra Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccination sites so that Coloradans with Johnson & Johnson appointments won t have to reschedule over the next couple of days, at least. However, he conceded that some appointments likely won t happen on time, and those who d prefer what he called the one and done Johnson & Johnson formula will need to wait to get it.
Colorado pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine following blood clot reports
Federal leaders recommended that states pause the use of the single-dose vaccine after the rare but serious side effects were discovered. Author: Janet Oravetz (9News) Updated: 4:18 PM MDT April 13, 2021 We know that one thing is sure, COVID-19 is several orders of magnitude more dangerous than the limited reporting of any of these instances of side effects from vaccines, Gov. Jared Polis said during a Tuesday update. We re following the FDA and CDC guidelines to hold off a few days until we develop the protocols and measurements to make sure that we can restore full public confidence in all three life saving vaccines, Polis said.
Johnson & Johnsonâs COVID-19 vaccine has been paused in Colorado. Hereâs what you need to know.
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By: Ryan Osborne , Robert Garrison , Ãscar Contreras
Posted at 3:00 PM, Apr 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-13 18:31:44-04
None of the blood-clot cases were reported in Colorado as of Tuesday. But providers, out of an abundance of caution, put the J&J vaccine on hold as health officials investigate the vaccine s side effects.
Still, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has made up only a small portion of the vaccines administered in Colorado.
Here s an overview of the J&J vaccine and its distribution in Colorado: