Colorado will see a rise in COVID cases, but not the heights of previous waves, according to modeling

“It is still important to get vaccinated and get a booster. There are now reports that show that you can be re-infected with the BA.2 variant even if you had omicron,” said Michelle Barron, an infectious disease expert at UCHealth [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “Vaccination still is very effective and helps keep you from getting severely ill or ending up in the hospital.”