CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For UPDATE ON COVID-19 RESPONSE
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL & JBC
Date Aug 26, 2021
Location Old State Library
Update on COVID-19 Response - Committee Discussion Only
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03:07:48 PM |
Jill Ryan, Executive
Director, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE),
presented regarding COVID-19 vaccination rates and updated CDPHE public
health orders. Dr. Rachel Herlihy, State Epidemiologist, provided
data on national and state COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death
rates. She discussed COVID-19 variants.
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03:13:57 PM |
Scott Bookman, CDPHE,
updated the committee on hospital capacity, intensive care unit (ICU) beds,
and COVID-19 testing in schools. Tara Trujillo, COVID-19 Vaccine
Campaign Manager, described vaccination rates, mobile vaccination units,
and vaccine incentives. Dr. Eric France, Chief Medical Officer, CDPHE,
discussed vaccine booster shots and vaccination mandates in health care
facilities.
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03:27:29 PM |
The presenters responded
to committee questions regarding a college scholarship program, vaccine
mandates for certain state employees, and ICU bed capacity.
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