A week after standing behind the widely used Curative COVID-19 tests, Pitkin County and Aspen Valley Hospital are discontinuing the use of them as of Friday.
Aspen School District stopped using Curative for asymptomatic testing on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., according to David Baugh, superintendent of schools.
The announcement comes after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday morning released new guidance on the administration of Curative tests for community-based testing.
Based on direction from the Food and Drug Administration, CDPHE is concerned about Curative sample collection methods leading to possible false negative results.
Last week, the CDPHE was supporting the use of Curative in the state’s communities, while closely monitoring and evaluating the test’s effectiveness.
Aspen Skiing Co. is taking three major steps to boost its efforts to try to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and comply with stricter regulations adopted Monday by Pitkin County.
Skico is seeking ways to keep its on-mountain restaurants operational after the county decided to prohibit indoor dining, at least temporarily, starting Sunday. Visitors will only be allowed to enter restaurants to order and pick up food, use the restrooms and briefly warm up, said Skico vice president of communications Jeff Hanle. There will be no indoor seating and masks are mandatory at all times indoors.
Skico will utilize its restaurants’ patios and outdoor, open-sided tents to the greatest extent possible, depending on weather conditions, Hanle said. Tables are limited to single household use only and groups cannot be larger than eight people.
People reported fatigue, insomnia, memory loss, shortness of breath and more, the county epidemiologist said. Author: Noel Brennan Updated: 6:41 PM MST January 12, 2021
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. Before Pitkin County s board of health voted Monday to close indoor dining and move the county to Level Red status on the state s COVID-19 dial, health leaders let data do the talking.
“Fifty percent of people in Pitkin County who have tested positive continue to have these long-term, ongoing, lingering effects of [COVID-19], said Jordana Sabella with Pitkin County Public Health.
Sabella gave a presentation of staff recommendations to the board of health before members voted unanimously to pass new COVID-19 restrictions in the county.