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Colorado brewers win big at GABF competition

Colorado brewers took home 40 medals at this year's Great American Beer Festival competition.

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Denver Walls takes local street art international

Denver is now an international destination for street art and fans of it.

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Five Colorado restaurants earn Michelin stars

The stars are given to top restaurants serving some of the best dishes in the world.

COVID booster shots hard to find in Colorado

If you're looking for a COVID-19 booster shot, good luck.

If you&#x27;re looking for a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="COVID-19 booster shot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/11/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccines" data-vars-content-id="21b891be-4786-4094-a945-891c0760e8e3" data-vars-headline="COVID booster shots hard to find in Colorado" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/11/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccines" target="_self">COVID-19 booster shot</a>, good luck.Driving the news: High demand and limited supply is making the vaccine hard to find in Colorado as health care providers struggle to get allocations.

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Colorado health officials watching COVID cases closely as hospitalizations rise in the U.S.

New variant EG.5, "Eris," is now the dominant strain in the U.S.

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Serious cases of COVID-19 in Colorado have remained low throughout the summer, but it may not stay that way for long.Driving the news: COVID hospitalization rates across the state fell 11% between June and July, despite signs of a late summer wave sweeping much of the U.S., Axios&#x27; Alex Fitzpatrick and Kavya Beheraj <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/17/covid-19-cases-2023-uptick-where-why" data-vars-content-id="8edac4c9-eecb-4f5e-a469-c09fe691bd46" data-vars-headline="Colorado health officials watching COVID cases closely as hospitalizations rise in the U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/17/covid-19-cases-2023-uptick-where-why" target="_self">report</a>.

Denver considers issuing COVID checks

City council is set to hear a proposal today to use $3 million in federal pandemic aid money for one-time, direct cash assistance for families directly impacted by COVID-19.

Denver residents who were ineligible to receive federal public benefits like unemployment checks during the pandemic could get a one-time cash transfer from the city.Driving the news: The city council is set to hear a proposal Wednesday to use $3 million in federal pandemic aid money for one-time, direct cash assistance for families directly impacted by COVID-19.

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Colorado recorded 5th-most COVID-19 deaths, which now top 15,000

Three years after the pandemic arrived in Colorado, the state reached a bleak milestone.

Three years after the pandemic arrived in Colorado, the state reached a bleak milestone: 15,000 COVID-19 deaths.What&#x27;s happening: The state reported 15,007 deaths as of Wednesday, making it the most deadly event in Colorado in history, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="CPR reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/22/colorado-covid-deaths-15000/" data-vars-content-id="8e58a80b-22df-457e-82e7-0949f6792972" data-vars-headline="Colorado recorded 5th-most COVID-19 deaths, which now top 15,000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/22/colorado-covid-deaths-15000/" target="_blank">CPR reports</a>. The first fatality was on March 13, 2020.

Denver wants to test your poop for viruses

COVID is waning in Denver, but the city is starting a program to replace a state-run effort testing wastewater for viruses.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="COVID-19 is waning" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/03/03/denver-ends-covid-state-of-emergency" data-vars-content-id="70dcd94d-20ab-4aa3-a215-750e071bf098" data-vars-headline="Denver wants to test your poop for viruses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/03/03/denver-ends-covid-state-of-emergency" target="_self">COVID-19 is waning</a> in Denver, but the city&#x27;s public health department is starting a program to replace a state-run effort testing wastewater for the virus.Why it matters: The city wants to use the testing program to detect and track other viruses in the future, city public health department spokesperson Courtney Ronner tells Axios Denver.

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Mayor Hancock officially ends Denver's COVID state of emergency

The move marks the end of the pandemic for the Mile High City.

Denver&#x27;s COVID-19 state of emergency ended this week, nearly three years after Colorado&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="first case" data-vars-click-url="https://covid19.colorado.gov/press-release/colorado-has-first-positive-case-covid-19" data-vars-content-id="d7c2411a-c5c9-4fc7-ba8c-4aa2a3c903a5" data-vars-headline="Mayor Hancock officially ends Denver&#x27;s COVID state of emergency" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://covid19.colorado.gov/press-release/colorado-has-first-positive-case-covid-19" target="_blank">first case</a> was reported March 5, 2020.Why it matters: The move marks the end of the pandemic for the Mile High City.

Denver to close online elementary, marking pandemic milestone

Parents lobbied to keep the online school available for students who struggle in traditional classrooms

Denver will stop offering its online elementary school after this year as student enrollment declines and COVID-19 fears subside.Why it matters: Denver Public Schools created the online learning hub in fall 2021 as an alternative to in-person learning, and its closure announced Monday marks a milestone in the pandemic.

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New COVID variants threaten Colorado's most vulnerable

Less than half of Coloradans 65 and up — 39.7% — have received all COVID vaccines recommended by the CDC.

New COVID subvariants are spurring an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="uptick of cases and hospitalizations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/24/colorado-covid-rsv-flu-hospitalizations/" data-vars-content-id="4c1e6d41-84bd-4994-b417-af550b77dda8" data-vars-headline="New COVID variants threaten Colorado&#x27;s most vulnerable" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/24/colorado-covid-rsv-flu-hospitalizations/" target="_blank">uptick of cases and hospitalizations</a> across Colorado, with the elderly again among the most vulnerable to the virus. Driving the news: People ages 65 and older account for nearly 9 out of 10 COVID deaths to date — roughly two to three times the rate at which they die from the flu, according to a new Washington Post <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/28/covid-who-is-dying/" data-vars-content-id="4c1e6d41-84bd-4994-b417-af550b77dda8" data-vars-headline="New COVID variants threaten Colorado&#x27;s most vulnerable" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/28/covid-who-is-dying/" target="_blank">analysis</a> of CDC data.

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Colorado threat of "tripledemic" is coinciding with the holidays

Don't be surprised if you come in contact with a few uninvited guests around the Thanksgiving table this year.

Don&#x27;t be surprised if you come in contact with a few uninvited guests around the Thanksgiving table this year. What&#x27;s happening: The threat of a &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tripledemic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/11/03/threat-tripledemic-rsv-covid-flu" data-vars-content-id="bfde6fd0-27cb-4f6f-a639-12f472089445" data-vars-headline="Colorado threat of &quot;tripledemic&quot; is coinciding with the holidays" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/11/03/threat-tripledemic-rsv-covid-flu" target="_self">tripledemic</a>&quot; collision of flu, COVID and RSV cases has arrived just in time for the holidays — and the chances of getting sick this season are high.

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Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers

The shift in public reporting comes as  state continues its move to a "new normal" approach in  year three of the pandemic.

Colorado is no longer reporting daily COVID-19 infections or deaths on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="its public dashboard" data-vars-click-url="https://covid19.colorado.gov/data" data-vars-content-id="99f0ff30-6186-49be-bec5-fb5915043e94" data-vars-headline="Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://covid19.colorado.gov/data" target="_blank">its public dashboard</a> as the state continues its move toward a &quot;new normal&quot; in<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" year three of the pandemic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/01/07/what-next-covid-19-year-3-colorado" data-vars-content-id="99f0ff30-6186-49be-bec5-fb5915043e94" data-vars-headline="Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/01/07/what-next-covid-19-year-3-colorado" target="_self"> year three of the pandemic</a>.Why it matters: Colorado&#x27;s COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths detail the risk to the public, and the state&#x27;s shift comes as public health experts <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="warn of possible fall and winter case surges" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/10/18/new-covid-variants-october-2022" data-vars-content-id="99f0ff30-6186-49be-bec5-fb5915043e94" data-vars-headline="Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/10/18/new-covid-variants-october-2022" target="_self">warn of possible fall and winter case surges</a>.

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