Pueblo School District 60 announced that its employees can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations starting Feb. 13.
Staff members are able to get their vaccinations at a special weekend vaccine clinic at the Pueblo Mall hosted by the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment.
“This special clinic demonstrates the solid collaborative partnership District 60 has with the health department,” said D60 Superintendent Charlotte Macaluso in a press release. “And the fact that so many of our staff have already signed up to receive the vaccination shows their commitment to a return to full in-person learning in a truly safe and healthy environment.”
More than 1,000 D60 employees have signed up to receive the vaccine. The district hopes to see that number increase as it gets closer to the start date.
There s only one level lower than Blue, but achieving it requires an application to the state.
With the county now in Level Blue, all restaurants may operate at 50% capacity, with last call at midnight. Bars are still closed, but offices and noncritical manufacturing can operate at 50% capacity and sporting events may operate with 50 individuals per activity.
Level Blue also allows for 50% capacity at outdoor unseated and seated events, as well as indoor events. According to the guidelines, this level offers a stronger endorsement of 100% in-person learning for K-12 schools and higher education facilities.
Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor commended communitywide efforts to help Pueblo County improve on the dial.
Pueblo Educators are gearing up for vaccinations
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Pueblo District 70 educators are gearing up for their first chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment along with the Pueblo Emergency Operations Center will hold a vaccine clinic for the group on Feb. 13 and 14.
The clinic comes after the state announced in January that teachers would be included in the next phase of vaccinations set to start Feb. 8.
District officials sent a signup form to all employees in early January in anticipation of the next step in the process. Officials used that information to put together contact lists for the health department. The department will use that list to contact educators with vaccine appointment information.
Parkview: Heart health problems aren’t going away during pandemic
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) February is American Heart Month, and Parkview Medical Center aims to do its part to raise awareness about heart health.
The Pueblo hospital will be holding a press conference Tuesday at noon with one of the hospital s top cardiologists, warning people that heart disease is still the number one killer in the community, even during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, Pueblo County has consistently remained a region with one of the highest percentages of obese adults in Colorado. From 2015-2017, Pueblo County had the second-highest percentage of adults who were obese.