Vaccine News
CDC recommends pneumonia vaccine for adults 50 and older
Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia. The Centers…
Maternal COVID infections may affect newborn heart development
Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may adversely affect the development of the newborn’s heart, resulting in congenital heart defects (CHD),…
Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV:…
Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including COVID,…
El Paso County Public Health investigating case of whooping cough at local…
l Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) is investigating a case of whooping cough at Cheyenne Mountain High School. The health…
The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. That’s…
The Right Time is Now to Get Your Flu Vaccine
Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug…
What Are the 2024 COVID Vaccine Side Effects? A Breakdown
COVID and flu season is coming sooner than you might think, and getting up to date with vaccines is the best way to protect…
Whooping cough cases on the rise in Colorado, U.S.
Highly contagious respiratory illness whooping cough is making a comeback in Colorado after three years of a significant decline during…
The Staggering Success of Vaccines
Once a week, early in the morning, community health worker Kiden Josephine Francis Laja mounts her bicycle and pedals as…
Worst U.S. whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands
Whooping cough is spreading nationwide at the highest levels since 2014. There have been more than 16,000 cases this year — more…
‘I’m an Infectious Disease Expert, and This Is the #1 Vaccine Myth…
Believe it or not, living until age five used to be difficult. And it wasn’t that long ago. In the…
Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the…
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according…
Why Colorado health officials say vaccine rates are down
On Monday, the Director of Infection Prevention for UCHealth said vaccination rates have been down since the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Flu deaths in children hit new record as vaccination rates decrease: CDC
The number of kids dying from influenza in the 2023-2024 season has set a new record for a regular flu…
CDPHE sends flu vaccine reminders to adults aged 65+
Starting Monday, Sept. 30, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will send text and email reminders to…