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Hart Van Denburg/CPR News A mass vaccination clinic for those 70 and older, and underserved communities, at the National Western Complex in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Rolling out vaccine access by age group has changed the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, even as cases and the rate of positive tests are back on the rise among younger age groups and yet another variant of the virus has been detected in the state. In Colorado and most other states, the idea behind the vaccine rollout was to prioritize seniors and save vulnerable lives. That appears to be working, as the n...

Over 30 Colorado Counties Can Have 100 Percent Indoor Capacity Get our free mobile app CBS4 said that there is an update to the dial that allows full capacity indoors, but parties are still restricted to no more than ten people, and those groups must be separated from each other by at least six feet. Right now, Larimer and Weld County are Level Yellow, but have Level Blue business variances. Level Blue counties that have those variances, however, can also have 100 percent capacity. Colorado has no counties in Level Purple or Level Red, but Pitkin County and Summit County are in Level Orange,...

Courtesy Eagle County Incidence levels of COVID-19 are down in Eagle County, while vaccination numbers are up. Eagle County Emergency Management Director Birch Barron said it’s “pretty much solid good news all around” on Tuesday when he delivered his weekly update to the county commissioners. Last week, the county’s COVID-19 incidence rate — cases per 100,000 people — had inched into Level Orange, which is “high risk,” and that had local public health officials concerned. But this week, the county’s incidence is solidly in the Level Yellow ”concerned” realm. “Eagle Cou...

Vaccine eligibility expands Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:53 AM OHIO — Beginning Thursday, March 11, all Ohio residents aged 50 and over are eligible to receive any of three available COVID-19 vaccinations. Citing an increase in distribution of the vaccine, Governor Mike DeWine made the announcement Monday during a scheduled news briefing. The Ohio Department of Health has prioritized age in disseminating the vaccine. “Age is by far the biggest indicator,” DeWine said on Monday. “It’s so important that we don’t get sidetracked.” Increasing eligibility to those aged 50 t...

Restaurants can expand capacity under some levels of the COVID-19 dial, under changes announced by Colorado’s health department March 8.