Tina Holliday with the South Routt Medical Clinic administers one of the 112 Moderna vaccines during a clinic at Soroco High School in Oak Creek on Friday. (Photo courtesy South Routt Medical Center)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS As Routt County faces its highest level of COVID-19 cases to date, things are improving slightly on the vaccine front.
Incoming shipments from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are still far less than desired, but more COVID-19 vaccines were delivered this week than last week.
The Routt County Public Health Department received 100 doses on Friday, said Public Health Nurse Brooke Maxwell, though each week, she submits orders for 1,000.
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS About 1,900 people will have received COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of the week, said Routt County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Harrington at Wednesday’s Board of Health meeting. That represents about 7% of the county’s population.
“We keep inching up, but remain limited on supply and factors beyond our control,” Harrington said.
Routt County Director of Public Health Roberta Smith became emotional as she talked about the demand continuing to far outweigh the supply.
With the majority of health care workers, long-term care staff and residents, and first responders now vaccinated, the focus is on people who are 70 and older.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS The new COVID-19 variant, known as B.1.1.7, was first detected in the United States in a Colorado National Guard member Dec. 29 in Elbert County.
There are now three confirmed cases in the state, with a second National Guard member in Elbert County confirmed, and a third case confirmed Thursday in a staff member at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora. Another staff member in the same facility has a possible case, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
As of Friday, the variant had been found in eight states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).