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The Denver Post

What you Need to Know About Ordering Food Delivery in Denver During the Coronavirus Outbreak

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 16, 2020

“When you’re going to a restaurant, the onus is really on the restaurant to make sure the food is … being handled correctly,” said Elaine Scallan Walter, an associate professor of epidemiology with the Colorado School of Public Health. “If it’s being delivered, the onus is more on you and the transport.”

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Colorado Public Radio

Emergency Declarations Being Issued Across US Due To Coronavirus Vary Widely in Scope

news outletColorado Public Radio
Publish DateMarch 12, 2020

“With these powers also come costs and the possibility of raising concerns among interest groups and the public,” Glen Mays, professor of health policy Colorado School of Public Health. He doesn’t fault Polis for moving relatively slowly. “That may be a factor: is just to kind of proceed with caution based on what we know.”

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The Denver Post

Gov. Jared Polis Urges Those at Risk of Coronavirus to Avoid Colorado’s High Country and Large Gatherings

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 12, 2020

Now that there is evidence of community transmission in Colorado, public health officials will have to consider the risks of public exposure when making decisions on how to act, said May Chu, a clinical professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health. “When community transmission is of greater numbers this becomes more risky. The most vulnerable must be informed and social distanced. Those who are mildly ill (and ill) should avoid contact with the most vulnerable.”

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USA Today

Rarely Used in Modern Times, Quarantine Laws Give Public Officials Wide-Ranging Powers

news outletUSA Today
Publish DateMarch 12, 2020

Scientists and public health officials are battling both the new coronavirus and the skepticism of a society that hasn't seen a similar epidemic or quarantines for generations, said Glen Mays, chairman of the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. 

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The Denver Post

Amid Coronavirus Threat, Coloradans Nix Church Handshakes, Rethink Trips and Take Other Precautions

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 12, 2020

“If you are going to places where there are a lot of people, you know, just (do) simple things — like washing your hands before and after you go into that place,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, an associate professor of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “All of those are fairly straight forward measures. As time goes on … we may see more recommendations for social distancing.”

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Colorado Public Radio

‘We Are In Pandemic Territory’: All Hands On Deck As Hospitals Prep For Coronavirus Surge

news outletColorado Public Radio
Publish DateMarch 11, 2020

Dr. Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital, pointed to other disease outbreaks as a demonstration of what can happen. She described how the SARS virus exploded in Toronto in 2003, with early transmission of the disease to a number of people leading to many others getting sick. “It can have that domino effect,” she said.

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The New York Times

Can I Boost My Immune System?

news outletThe New York Times
Publish DateMarch 11, 2020

“If you don’t have adequate vitamin D circulating, you are less effective at producing these proteins and more susceptible to infection,” says Dr. Adit Ginde, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the study’s lead author. “These proteins are particularly active in the respiratory tract.”

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Business Insider

The US has Reported 31 Coronavirus Deaths Among at Least 1,080 Cases. Here's What we Know About the US Patients.

news outletBusiness Insider
Publish DateMarch 11, 2020

"The incentives of the healthcare system are antithetical to building and maintaining surge capacity," Dr. Matthew Wynia, the director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, told Business Insider. When Wynia thinks about shortfalls related to disasters, he keeps in mind that it includes shortages to "staff, stuff and space.

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