The Durango Herald Durango School District rolls out vaccines, testing program Students can receive pediatric doses at school clinics starting later this week November 9, 2021
Local News Polis says onus is on unvaccinated with ‘death wish’ as coronavirus worsens out of 51 Coloradans is estimated to be contagious with COVID-19 November 4, 2021
Local News Children ages 5 to 11 to receive Pfizer vaccine in Archuleta and La Plata counties Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave approval this week November 3, 2021
Local News Mercy Regional Medical Center ‘busy’ during COVID-19 wave, not at capacity 92% of acute-care beds occupied in Colorado October 27, 2021
Local News Moderna and J&J vaccine boosters now available in Archuleta, La Plata counties Additional clinics scheduled at La Plata County Fairgrounds, Pagosa Springs Middle School October 22, 2021
Regional News Lotteries did not encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, new study finds drawings and additional vaccinations said to have ‘near zero’ association October 15, 2021
Local News Delta variant is prevalent strain of COVID-19 in Durango area reports ‘high’ rate of transmission; 48 cases reported in Durango schools October 8, 2021
Local News Colorado health care system fires 119 unvaccinated workers The exterior of the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora in October 2019. The hospital… October 5, 2021
Local News San Juan Basin Public Health begins offering Pfizer booster shots are for those 65 and older or with underlying health issues September 24, 2021
Local News San Juan Basin Public Health hopes for Pfizer boosters this week awaits approval from CDC, state of Colorado September 20, 2021
Local News La Plata County treasurer tests positive for COVID-19 after Chamber’s Eggs & Issues meeting Allison Aichele tested negative before event, but was later found to be positive September 17, 2021
Local News COVID-19 outbreak at Mercy Regional Medical Center increases to 23 staff members infections involve people who have been vaccinated September 17, 2021
Local News 12 COVID-19 cases identified in outbreak at Mercy hospital in Durango brief suspension, non-emergent procedures resume August 17, 2021
Local News Outbreak at Durango car dealership grows; 12 cases, 3 deaths Community urged to wear masks, receive vaccination for COVID-19 August 10, 2021
Local News Delta variant rises to dominance in La Plata, Archuleta counties who are unvaccinated experiencing surge of cases August 7, 2021
Regional News Southern Ute government opens offices to public after long COVID-19 restrictions Visitors must follow tribe’s health safety guidelines August 5, 2021
Regional News Colorado governor not pursuing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees rising across U.S. and in Colorado as delta variant spreads July 27, 2021
Local News One dead in relation to COVID-19 outbreak at Nissan of Durango 10 cases identified in outbreak July 8, 2021
Local News COVID-19 outbreak reported at Pagosa Springs Walmart 10 cases mark fourth largest outbreak in Archuleta County July 1, 2021
Local News In nod to history, Mesa Verde National Park offers J&J vaccinations given in same building that once housed a hospital June 17, 2021
Local News Fort Lewis College to require COVID-19 shots for faculty, staff members mirrors one in place mandating students be vaccinated June 12, 2021
Local News Health department announces ‘Shot and a Beer’ vaccine offer in partnership with Ska Brewing tokens available to residents 21 and older who get vaccinated May 19, 2021
Local News Durango eases face covering restrictions officials urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine May 19, 2021
Local News Durango 12- to 15-year-olds roll up sleeves for shot in the arm Vaccination clinics in La Plata County open to adolescents May 14, 2021