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New outbreaks of COVID-19 identified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment fell by 22.4 percent over the past week, with dips of similar or even greater size in almost every category tracked by the state during the pandemic. But there was one demographic group that defied the decline: kids. Outbreaks associated with children make up well over a third of the latest batch, with most of the spread taking place at K-12 schools, where infections of students, the majority of whom have not been vaccinated, are much more common than those involving staffers. The CDPHE considers...

Chastity Laskey, USA TODAY NETWORK Some 18% of people living in Otero County are fully vaccinated as of May 11, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they've been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna). Some 8% of people living in Crowley County are fully vaccinated as of May 11, while some 7% of people in Bent County are fully vaccinated.  Colorado reported 525,474 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 2% from the week before. The five counties w...

Fort Collins Coloradoan Coloradans 12 and older are expected to be eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Thursday, Gov. Jared Polis said at a press conference on Tuesday.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-15 on Monday, dependent on one final approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Pfizer vaccine underwent “robust trials” that showed the vaccine had 100% efficacy among those 12-15, state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said Tuesday, and a subcommittee of the CDC is set to ...