COVID-19 News

Apr 6, 2021

If it wasn’t apparent before, now the need and importance of public health is obvious. The Colorado School of Public Health saw increased enrollment, and exposure of campus faculty reached new heights.

Mar 16, 2021

ColoradoSPH Dean Jonathan Samet and State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy explain that COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases among those 70 and older are declining thanks to vaccination efforts.

Mar 16, 2021

Dean Jonathan Samet and associate professor Elizabeth Carlton caution that while COVID-19 cases have declined since the winter surge, cases and positive tests have plateaued at high levels seen over the summer.

Mar 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a longstanding health equity issue more visible—unequal access and lower quality of care disproportionately harm communities of color. Glen Mays, professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, explains the research.

Mar 11, 2021

“In a sense, there’s a race between the rate at which we’re vaccinating and the potential rate in which the variants could rise,” explains ColoradoSPH Dean Jonathan Samet.

Mar 2, 2021

ColoradoSPH Dean Jonathan Samet cautions that changes to COVID-19 safety measures will need to be done in a slow and measured way, taking into consideration case numbers, vaccination rates, and other critical factors.

Mar 1, 2021

Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, professor of epidemiology and family medicine, discusses the likelihood of large-scale accommodations for those with long COVID and what history can tell us.

Feb 26, 2021

The COVID-19 Modeling Team, led by ColoradoSPH researchers, monitors and models data and provides that information to the state, helping to guide decision making.

Feb 26, 2021

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and ColoradoSPH released an updated modeling report showing that the effective reproduction number for SARS-CoV-2 statewide is just below one, and transmission control dropped from 83% to 76% over the last week.

Feb 26, 2021

In a recent study published by the CDC, Dr. Molly Gutilla, assistant professor of epidemiology at ColoradoSPH at CSU, and researchers from six universities studied face mask use on campuses.

Feb 25, 2021

Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH, professor of epidemiology at ColoradoSPH, dispels common misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine and points to the science behind it.

Feb 24, 2021

ColoradoSPH Dean Jonathan Samet, MD, and May Chu, PhD, professor of epidemiology, explain their concerns about COVID-19 variants, the need for national surveillance, and the challenges that come with that kind of tracking on Colorado Public Radio.

Feb 19, 2021

A collaboration among ColoradoSPH, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Institute for Science & Policy produced a still-growing online resource, COVID-19 in Colorado: A Virtual Conversation Series. The free 45-minute webinars, which now number two dozen, began in late April 2020 with a presentation by Dean Samet.

Feb 11, 2021

Dean Jonathan Samet and ColoradoSPH researchers Glen Mays, Beth Carlton, and Andrea Buchwald weigh in on the risks associated with indoor dining as capacity restrictions ease from 25% to 50% in many Colorado counties.

Feb 8, 2021

Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, professor in the Department Health Systems, Management & Policy and director of the CU Center for Bioethics & Humanities, and other ethicists discuss inequities in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and why giving up your place in line isn’t the best way to address those issues.

Feb 7, 2021

Glen Mays, PhD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, discusses disparities in Aurora’s inoculation rates and potential solutions such as bringing vaccines to trusted community hubs.

Feb 3, 2021

Drs. Anita Pena, Meara Faw, and John Volckens are contributing important public health research and practice projects during the pandemic—testing respirators, researching risks to farmworkers, and studying the experiences of caregivers.

Feb 1, 2021

Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, explains why it’s important for individuals who receive the COVID-19 vaccine to continue to distance, wear masks, and take other public health precautions.

Jan 27, 2021

The Colorado School of Public Health launched a COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the status and risk factors of COVID-19 at the county level. The dashboard gives local communities a clearer picture of the impact of COVID-19 and how to respond to it.

Jan 20, 2021

Glen Mays, PhD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy, comments on how recent executive orders signed by President Joe Biden will affect COVID response plans in Colorado.