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LA Junta Tribune COVID-19 vaccines continue to be administered in Otero County. Last week, Sheriff Shawn Mobley was among those who received a vaccine under the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments rollout of vaccines statewide. Mobley made a statement on Facebook as he used the social media platform to "check in" at Otero County Health Department for his shot. "I made the personal choice to receive the vaccine after a great deal of research and conversations with medical prof...

Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the states 5-Star Certification Program.  Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed "10 days of stable and declining hospitalizations and may now authorize certified businesses to open," according to a news release from Douglas County.  Beginning Wedne...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is in the process of rolling out its new 5 Star State Certification Program to augment the existing color-coded COVID health and safety dial. The program would allow restaurants to apply for certification in order to do business one level up from the current color level of their county. The City and County of Denver is currently under Level Red restrictions, which prohibit any indoor dining — but earning the 5 Star certification would ...

The Denver Post Mark Cerick, left, picks up online ordered meal at the restaurant Somebody People in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post Colorado public health officials this week unveiled a new program to let participating counties offer restaurants and other businesses a path to expand their capacities beyond the limits set by their county’s color level on the COVID-19 restriction dial. The new 5 Star State Certification Program “requires businesses certified...

Moffat County will officially remain in Level Orange following mitigation approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The mitigation plan includes the adoption of the state’s mask mandate and goes into effect Thursday, Dec. 17 and runs through Jan. 12, 2021. County Attorney Becky Tyree stated the health order could be rescinded, amended, or extended at any time. For now, Moffat County has until Dec. 28 to show a decrease in its current positivity rate – which sit...

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News A line of outdoor dining shelters at Tables restaurant in Denver, as coronavirus rules prevent customers from dining indoors on Dec. 10, 2020. The Colorado health department has finalized rules for a program that would loosen COVID-19 restrictions for businesses going above and beyond public health orders. To qualify for the new 5 Star State Certification Program, businesses must set up extra safety precautions on top of what is already required by law. Certified busin...

State health dept. releases checklist for program to help businesses reopen The program would be similar to Mesa Countys Five Star program, which allows businesses to stay open if theyve proved they can operate safely. Author: Dacia Johnson (9NEWS) Updated: 9:39 PM MST December 14, 2020 DENVER — The state health department (CDPHE) on Monday shared a checklist for counties interested in what it calls the 5 Star State Certification Program which aims to help acc...