Elbert County among top counties with lowest vaccination rates
Getting shots into arms is slowing down, with data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment showing a 15% drop in vaccination rates last week compared to the week before. Elbert County is among Colorado s top five counties with the lowest vaccination rates.
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ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. â Getting shots into arms is slowing down, with data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment showing a 15% drop in vaccination rates last week compared to the week before.
Elbert County is among Colorado s top five counties with the lowest vaccination rates.
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Published: 27 Apr 2021 04:46 PM BdST
Updated: 27 Apr 2021 04:46 PM BdST A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, Apr 26, 2021. REUTERS
People in India are rushing unnecessarily to hospital, exacerbating a crisis over surging COVID-19 infections caused by mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. );
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India s death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavirus patients.
The WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies to India, including 4,000 oxygen concentrators, which only require an energy source, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.
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Show Transcript PATRIOTS TERMINATED HIS CONTRACT AFTER HE FILL THE PHYSICAL. ED: A CLOSER LOOK TONIGHT AT THE EFFORT TO VACCINATE ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT BY COVID-19 AND NOW EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE LOWEST RATES OF VACCINATION AMONG A LARGE GROUP OF ITS POPULATION. EMILY: 5 INVESTIGATES KAREN ANDERSON HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT WHY THIS HAPPENNED AND WHAT’S BEING DONE TO TURN IT AROUND KAREN: THIS IS WHAT ASHANTI DEJESUS DOES AFTER SCHOOL. THE LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IS PART OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS ENLISTED BY THE CITY TO TRY TO REVERSE A WORRYING PUBLIC HEALTH TREND. ROCK BOTTOM VACCINATION RATES ESPECIALLY