In a recent draft recommendation, a health task force says that women should start screening for breast cancer at age 40 instead of 50. Scott Brocato spoke with Dr. Elma Gutierrez, an OB/GYN with Mountain View Medical Group in Las Cruces, about the recommendation.
Seniors in Colorado newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination on Monday will likely face a wait before getting a their first shot.
But some COVID-19 vaccination providers in El Paso County are allowing the 32,000 residents age 65 to 69 to get registered for their vaccinations early.
As of Tuesday, 2,431 people age 70 and older in El Paso County 3.7% of that population had received two doses of the vaccine, according to El Paso County Public Health. About 17,860 seniors 27% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine that requires two shots to be effective. The roll out of the vaccinations had been slowed by supply limitations, but state officials have said they expect to have more available in the coming weeks.
El Paso County citizens who currently qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine should register to receive it through every avenue possible, as there is no single streamlined process, health officials said Tuesday. We are encouraging people to sign up for all the portals they can get access to, said Lisa Powell, public health emergency manager for the county health department, noting that providers may have different vaccine availability at different times. Being in the queue does not keep anybody from getting vaccinated.
County health officials announced Tuesday that Safeway would join the list of local COVID-19 vaccine providers. But the county s allocation of vaccine will not increase with the addition of the grocery-pharmacy chain as a provider, she said.
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Kat Pitner receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine from Aspen Valley Hospital’s registered nurse Erica Purcell at the Benedict Music Tent parking lot in Aspen, Colo. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Pitner has lived in Aspen since 1974. “It feels awesome,” Pitner said about receiving the vaccine. “I so appreciate all of the people here getting this done.” (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)
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