A photo of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial. (Courtesy Photo / UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center)
Coronavirus vaccines have arrived and they’re highly effective in protecting people from COVID-19. Vaccine experts at UCHealth answer some of the most commonly asked questions.
What is a vaccine?
Vaccines train the body’s immune system to recognize and attack pathogens. Vaccines give the body a sneak peek of one or more key features of a virus before the actual virus barges in. The immune system then develops a “memory” of a virus and can fight it the next time the virus tries to invade. Once you are protected, you have what are known as antibodies.
West Routt firefighters injured in engine rollover after leaving scene of structure fire
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A West Routt Fire Protection District engine rolled down an embankment Saturday night after leaving the scene of a fire.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS A crew of West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters were injured in an engine rollover Saturday evening. The crash occurred as the crew was returning to the station after extinguishing a structure fire at Canyon Valley Ranch.
The engine they were traveling in went off the edge of Valley Drive, which was steep and icy. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest approximately 150 to 200 feet down a steep embankment.
Gov. Jared Polis received the state s first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday morning. Author: Bobbi Sheldon, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Dacia Johnson (9NEWS) Published: 6:04 AM MST December 14, 2020 Updated: 10:15 PM MST December 14, 2020
DENVER The state s first COVID-19 vaccines were administered to frontline health-care workers Monday afternoon after Colorado received its first shipment of Pfizer s vaccine Monday morning.
“This is just the start of the distribution,” Gov. Jared Polis said. “It’ll help protect some of our most vulnerable, the tireless COVID workers who work in COVID wards every day, and then more will become available for the general population to help end the pandemic.
Stone Cold Steve Frostin’, the name staff gave to an ultra-cold freezer at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs, patiently waits to store COVID-19 vaccines. Local hospital and county public health officials are working diligently on COVID-19 vaccination plans. Routt County was one of the locations across Colorado that was identified to store the vaccine. (UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center/courtesy)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS On Sunday, the first shipment of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines left Michigan, with the first injections in the U.S. anticipated to begin Monday for high-risk health care workers.
Routt County has been preparing for months and was identified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) as one of the regional hubs for distribution.
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccine will be distributed among 46 sites, and the first of the Moderna vaccine will go to about 150 sites, according to CDPHE.