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• High Demand Leaves Short Supply of Flu Shots

  January 10, 2013 9:10 PM

  The flu is making headlines in Southern Colorado again, but not for the number of cases this time, but because of the number of people trying to prevent it. The high demand for flu vaccines is leaving doctors' offices and clinics in short supply. Just this week, Kaiser Permanente... more »

• Is your child on point to go back to school?

  August 7, 2011 7:27 PM

  Gearing up for another school year means fresh pencils, pens and notebooks. It also means you have to make sure your kids are on point with their shots. Colorado law requires kids going to school be vaccinated to prevent vaccine preventable disease. "Vaccine preventable diseases are still out... more »

• Low cost rabies clinic scheduled Saturday in Pueblo

  March 23, 2011 6:39 PM

  Pueblo Animal Services and the Pueblo City-County Health Department is offering a low-cost rabies clinic on Saturday. Colorado is in the middle of a rabies outbreak and pets are required to have a current rabies vaccine. The vaccine costs $8 (cash only). Other dog and cat vaccines will be... more »

• Adults in contact with children urged to get pertussis shot

  December 16, 2010 1:37 PM

  The Colorado Department of Health is recommending that adults who will have contact with infants in the near future, get a vaccination against pertussis, commonly called whooping cough. Colorado is among several states that have seen a notable increase in the number of pertussis cases reported this year. ... more »

• State health department announces Facebook flu contest

  December 7, 2010 7:24 PM

  The Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition and the Colorado Health Department will sponsor an online flu contest on Facebook to encourage people to get vaccinations. Participants are asked to take their picture after receiving their flu vaccination and upload it on the "Enough Excuses" contest Facebook page . Two... more »

• Free flu shots offered

  November 16, 2010 7:27 PM

  Penrose-St. Francis Mission Outreach, along with the Bethel School of Nursing at UCCS and West Side CARES, will host a free flu shot clinic for the uninsured and underinsured on Saturday. Flu shots will be available from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Westside Community Center,... more »

• Taking the ouch out of shots: Colorado-based company introduces a new needle-free technology

  November 14, 2010 5:29 PM

  Grimacing faces and shots involving needles may become a thing of the past. PharmaJet®, based out of Golden, Colorado, introduced a needle-free injection device for vaccine and drug delivery in 2009. A little over three weeks ago The Little Clinic, located in several Colorado King Soopers stores, began... more »

• Boo to the Flu

  October 12, 2010 5:16 PM

  Storytime, treat bags and flu shots are what you can expect at the East Library on Wednesday, October 13 th . The program is called Boo to the Flu and vaccinations are being offered to the community through a joint effort between the Pikes Peak Library District and the... more »

• Supreme Court hears case about vaccine side effects

  October 12, 2010 8:11 AM

  Parents who say their daughter suffered serious health problems from a childhood vaccine are trying to persuade the Supreme Court to allow them to sue the manufacturer. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in a case that could open drug makers to a flood of lawsuits over the side... more »

• Third Pueblo skunk tests positive for rabies

  October 8, 2010 7:52 PM

  A third skunk in Pueblo has tested positive for rabies. The Pueblo City-County Health Department say the latest skunk was found on the Eastside. A spokesperson with the health department did not have an exact location. "This increases the chance rabies will spread to people and pets," stated Dr. Christine... more »

• Whooping Cough confirmed in Pueblo

  August 5, 2010 10:35 AM

  Two Whooping Cough cases have been confirmed in Pueblo, prompting the health department to issue a warning to parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. The medical name for Whooping Cough is Pertussis. Your children should be up-to-date on their TDaP vaccine and booster shots. If you have... more »

• Update: Shots not needed for child bitten by dog

  July 19, 2010 12:02 PM

  A 12-year-old boy will be spared the agony of rabies shots, after a Colorado Springs man stepped forward and said his dog may have been the one to bite the child. The boy was bitten Saturday at a car show in Green Mountain Falls. The large dog bit the... more »

• Immunization clinic planned

  June 15, 2010 1:29 PM

  Free adult vaccinations are being offered from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 18, at The Citadel through a partnership with Penrose-St Francis Health Services, the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and The Citadel. The additional types of adult vaccines to... more »

• Researchers develop breast cancer vaccine

  May 26, 2010 11:00 AM

  Swedish researchers say they have developed a DNA vaccine that restricts the supply of blood to tumors. The finding is important because in order for a cancer tumor to grow it must be able to stimulate the formation of new blood vessels. So far the vaccine has only... more »

• Pain of shingles can be excruciating

  April 30, 2010 1:08 PM

  Registered Nurse Diane Ashton specializes in immunizations and she knows the kind of pain that comes from shingles. She had an attack when she was 21. "I did not know what it was," said Ashton. "I knew it was extremely painful to the point that I couldn't really move that... more »

• Free pneumonia shots available for smokers

  April 14, 2010 2:47 PM

  Pneumonia vaccine is available at no cost for smokers and those with asthma at the Pueblo City-County Health Department. "In October of 2008, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that all smokers as well as individuals with asthma, ages 19-64, be vaccinated with the pneumonia vaccine," stated Dr.... more »

• UK goverment cuts swine flu vaccine order

  April 6, 2010 4:00 PM

  GlaxoSmithKline PLC has agreed to cut the British government's order of H1N1 swine flu vaccine by around a third without penalty. Under an agreement announced Tuesday, the government's order has been capped at 34.8 million doses. It won't pay a cancellation fee after both sides agreed that the... more »

• Colorado kids get their flu shots

  February 24, 2010 1:55 PM

  Colorado children are twice as likely to be vaccinated for seasonal flu than children across the country, with 60 percent of kids being immunized. For the H1N1 swine flu, the vaccination rate is 32 percent. That's according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Adults also lined... more »

• Need $250? Pueblo swine flu contest

  February 9, 2010 1:35 PM

  Swine flu hasn't completely disappeared, so if you haven't gotten your vaccination yet--the Pueblo City-County Health Department is going all out to grab the attention of young adults. The department is sponsoring a social media contest, "It's a Flu For All" this month, with the winner taking home $250.... more »

• Groom recovers from swine-flu coma

  February 4, 2010 1:48 PM

  It was the wedding that almost didn't happen. "I was in a coma for 17 days," said Clint Larson. "It still doesn't seem real to me." Just before New Year's, he and his fiance Karen Wilkinson both came down with H1N1. Karen woke up one morning and... more »

• Flu vaccine available for children

  January 19, 2010 2:04 PM

  The Pueblo City-County Health Department has H1N1 vaccine available for children who cannot get the vaccine at a pharmacy or health provider. Children 6 months to 4 years old that are covered in this group. Children nine years old and younger that received a first dose of H1N1 flu... more »

• Swine flu could be poised for rebound

  January 18, 2010 4:57 PM

  We've done a 180 on swine flu since last fall. Now there's plenty of vaccine, but not many takers. Concern about the virus has dwindled, but medical experts say the next big wave could be coming in just a few weeks. Flu season lasts till spring and... more »

• Vaccine approved to prevent dog cancer

  January 13, 2010 12:24 PM

  A new drug could give dog's with a certain kind of cancer a little hope now that a pharmaceutical company was given the thumbs up to market the vaccine in the US. Vical Corporation is planning to launch the drug called "Oncept" this weekend at a veterinary conference in Orlando.... more »

• H1N1 vaccines available at store pharmacies

  January 11, 2010 3:32 PM

  The Colorado State Health department is urging people to get a H1N1 vaccination if you haven't already done so. It's part of the health department's "Enough Excuses" flu vaccination campaign which kicked off Sunday. This is National Influenza Vaccination week. Hundreds showed up for a free shot or nasal spray... more »

• CDC cautions vigilence in H1N1 battle

  January 7, 2010 4:35 PM

  The nation continues to see dwindling numebrs in the H1N1 swine flu outbreak, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to continue good sanitary behavior and get immunized. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC said, "We don't know what's going to happen over the... more »

• Surgeon General visits USOC for vaccination push

  January 5, 2010 6:42 PM

  The nation's top doctors are in Colorado Springs with a message for Olympic athletes and the community; Get vaccinated. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and CDC Director Anne Schuchat joined State Health Officer Ned Calonge at the US Olympic Training Center Tuesday to encourage vaccinations ahead of the Winter Olympic... more »

• H1N1 swine flu vaccine clinics in El Paso County

  January 5, 2010 11:45 AM

  Free H1N1 swine flu vaccines are available in Colorado Springs four days a week, at the Citadel Mall. It's in a store space donated by the mall on the top floor, next to the escalators, across from Dillards. Clinic hours: Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to... more »

• France unloading swine flu vaccine stockpile

  January 4, 2010 11:52 AM

  France is trying to sell off excess doses of swine flu vaccine. The population of France is just 62-million, but the country purchased 94-million doses of the vaccine. Used so far: 5-million. Qatar has agreed to buy 300,000 doses, while Egypt and Ukraine have also expressed an interest.... more »

• Public concern over H1N1 waning, poll finds

  December 29, 2009 10:54 AM

  As the number of new H1N1 swine flu cases decreases and the number of people immunized increases, public concern about swine flu has waned. Only 40 percent of people in a recent Harvard survey say they are concerned that they or a family member will get sick from swine... more »