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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Pueblo, CO – Public health officials announced two adults were hospitalized with influenza (flu) in Pueblo County this past week. Public health tracks many infectious diseases, including flu and notifies the public of cases to protect themselves. Public health only collects data on hospitalized flu cases. Flu data collection began on October 2, 2022. Data will be collected through May 2023. “These two hospitalized flu cases tell us flu is in our community,” said…

Thursday, October 13, 2022 Pueblo, CO – Public Health Officials in Pueblo stated the importance of getting an influenza (flu) vaccination to prevent the flu, as flu data collection began on October 2, 2022. “It is important to get the flu vaccine each year—for yourself and for the people you love. It helps protect against influenza, a serious disease that can result in hospitalization and even death,” said Jody Carrillo, RN, BSN, MS, program manager at the Pueblo Department of Public Health…

Data on Website to aid in Substance Use Prevention and Treatment October 11, 2022 – Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) enhanced and updated its substance use data dashboard to supply a comprehensive summary of substance use in Pueblo County. The updated dashboard compiles data from multiple local partners, including law enforcement agencies, the Coroner’s office, emergency departments, behavioral health agencies, emergency transport services, and harm reduction…

Public Health working with Community Partners to Reduce Spread of Illness Pueblo, CO September 27, 2022 – The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) is working with community partners this fall to increase prevention, testing, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Pueblo County. This community-wide effort is in response to continued increasing rates of STIs. Bacteria and viruses transmitted through sexual contact are known as STIs. Pueblo County has…

The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) is hosting a Monkeypox vaccine clinic Friday, September 23, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. in the health department parking lot at 101 W. 9th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003. The vaccination clinic will provide up to 60 vaccinations due to the limited supply of vaccine in Colorado. Appointments are preferred, and drive-ups will be accepted.   Colorado recently expanded the eligibility criteria for monkeypox vaccination to include…

Pueblo Memorial Airport (KPUB). The event is September 24th, 2022 with free shuttle to the 28th annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles Festival. Arrive by 9:45 AM. The shuttle will run at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM with a final return at 5:00 PM. Call (719) 553-2760 for more information.

Pueblo, CO –   The Pueblo Mall vaccine site will begin providing updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to target omicron subvariants. The announcement follows the approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for both the updated Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines. Anyone aged 12 years and older who has completed a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines should receive an omicron dose. A primary series usually means two doses of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax, or one dose of…

Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) enhanced and updated its COVID-19 data website to provide a comprehensive summary of the virus in Pueblo County. Effective Friday, August 12, 2022, the website will be updated weekly by Friday at 5:00 p.m. PDPHE added COVID-19 case data to its website when the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Pueblo County during the Spring of 2020. Over the past two years, data for hospitalizations, wastewater and vaccinations have been added…

August 16, 2022 Pueblo, CO – Public Health Officials announced Pueblo County’s second human tularemia case in 2022.  “Human tularemia cases are rare; however, this is the first time since 2000 Pueblo has experienced two cases in the same year,” said Alicia Solis, program manager at the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment. Solis added, “Pueblo residents, especially those in Pueblo West, are urged to take extra precautions to protect themselves from tularemia causing bacteria…

August 11, 2022, Pueblo, CO – A Kindness A Day (AKAD), a local organization built in Pueblo to help promote kindness through acts of kindness, quotes, and songs, is looking for youth ambassadors for kindness clubs in each Pueblo middle and high school. “We are trying to move away from the ‘No Bully’ Initiative and into a ‘Be Kind’ Initiative. Now, ‘No Bully’ is still a great program. However, you can tell everyone to not bully others and the good kids will listen, but then, the bullies will…