Colorado has amended several of its public health orders to contain COVID-19 cases in the state.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced on Sunday that beginning Nov. 19, the state will require Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder, and Jefferson counties to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine at indoor, unseated events with more than 500 attendees. The revised guidelines also apply to the city and county of Denver and the city and county of Broomfield. The order recommends counties adopt vaccine requirements for employees in high-risk settings, according to the CDPHE.
“I am grateful for the counties that are coordinating with the state to slow the spread of the virus,” said Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the CDPHE. “Large venues and local governments are part of the solution to ending the pandemic. We also need all Coloradans to do their part by getting vaccinated if they haven’t already, getting a booster, and following basic public health precautions like masking, staying home when sick, and handwashing.”
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Colorado also restated that residents 18 years and older can get a booster shot for COVID-19 if it has been six months since they completed either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
For residents who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the state recommends waiting two months to get the booster, according to the announcement.
Gov. Jared Polis outlined four additional tactics to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Nov. 10 at the Governor’s Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee. These tactics include expanding monoclonal antibody therapy, expanding the number of hospital beds by 500, increasing deployment of highly effective booster shots, and providing regulatory relief to the healthcare workforce, according to the announcement.
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Colorado, with a population of 5.7 million, reported 2,633 COVID-19 cases on Friday.
Among residents at least 18 and older, 80.7% have received their first vaccine dose, with 74.2% fully vaccinated, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
