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Surprise and confusion among health departments, seniors over vaccine rollout to Coloradans age 70+ Health departments adjusting on the fly, seniors asking where to go and when (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) David Zalubowski/AP Rebecca Hong, a registered nurse who is the assistant nurse manager on the mom/baby unit at Rose Medical Center, draws a shot from a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna to administer to an employee in the first round of staff vaCcinations at Rose Medical Cente...

COVID restrictions ease as El Paso County aims to apply for state’s 5-Star Program EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- As Colorado prepares to improve from Level Red to Level Orange on the COVID-19 risk dial, El Paso County commissioners have decided to apply for participation in the state's proposed 5-Star Program to restore in-person dining at restaurants. This is despite the fact that El Paso County Public Health has announced that the county will move to Level Orange COVID-19 restrictions beginning on Monday. That means restaurants could resume indoor dining at 25% capacity, among other res...

/ Staff of the Blue Agave Grill in Fort Collins receive a certificate welcoming them into Larimer County's new Level Up program. The initiative aims to help struggling local businesses by allowing them to operate at a lower level on the state's COVID-19 dial than the county's current status. It was the moment Melissa Strong had been anticipating for weeks. An inspector from the Larimer County Department of Public Health and Environment arrived at her restaurant Bird & Jim in Estes Park, tape measure in hand, and assessed the business for Level Up, a new county program aimed at loosening coro...

The year 2020 is one that will be memorable for a myriad of reasons. There have been a wide range of stories that have surfaced over the course of the last 12 months for the Amarillo area, and here are some that were among the most notable.  First cases of COVID-19 in the Texas Panhandle Officials with the city of Amarillo confirmed the first two COVID-19 cases in the Texas Panhandle during a news conference in mid-March. This came after two adult patients tested positive for COVID-19 the evening of March 18 after traveling outside the Amarillo area.  During the news conference, city offici...

Throughout this pandemic, we have had to walk a difficult line between the public health crisis and the economic crisis. In reviewing the data today, Colorado has been in a sustained decline for 13 days, and only 73% of ICU beds statewide are in use. This is a direct result of Coloradans stepping up and taking the steps to protect themselves and others. In light of this and based on the data, I'm asking CDPHE to move counties in Red on the dial to Orange, effective Monday, January 4, 2021. This only applies to counties in Red, which is the category designed to prevent us from having to lockdo...