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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

 
 

BY MEG WINGERTER

Kids' flu hospitalizations set a record in Colorado in the 2024-2025 season, which only stood until the next year, when more than 1,000 children needed hospital care.

Last winter, kids had at least three factors working against them: the dominant strain was one of the more severe ones; the vaccine wasn't an especially good match; and relatively few children got the shots, meaning they didn't get even limited protection.

This year, data from the Southern Hemisphere shows a better match between the shot and the circulating strains. It's too soon to know which version of flu will dominate in the U.S., though. Doctors are urging parents to get their kids vaccinated soon, before the season gets going.

Doctors urge vaccination after Colorado sets back-to-back records for kids’ flu hospitalizations

Eight children in Colorado died of flu complications this season, which was the highest toll since 2009-2010, when a new variant of swine flu swept the world.

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Colorado distributes $170 million in federal funding to help 91 rural healthcare organizations

The transformation grants aren’t meant to replace that funding, but to make rural health care more sustainable in the long run.

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Contaminated marijuana vapes sold at over 400 Colorado stores, health officials warn

Over 400 Colorado stores sold contaminated marijuana vaporizers that could cause health problems, state health officials said in a health safety advisory issued Friday.

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CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

Federal guidance on new vaccines has stopped.

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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future

Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month.

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Health insurance premiums on Colorado’s individual market to rise 10% in 2027

Next year, the average cost increase for people receiving state assistance will be about $20 per month, the Division of Insurance said. If Colorado hadn’t passed that assistance, the increase would be $69.

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Children’s Hospital Colorado did not ignore court’s order to restart gender-affirming care, judge rules

The ruling came almost three months after the parents of four transgender girls filed a motion asking that Children’s Hospital be held in contempt of court for not following an order to reinstate gender-affirming care.

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Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims

JD Vance alleges these individuals were fraudulently enrolled or do not exist.

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‘Nearly 100% fatal’ disease on the rise across US. What are risks?

Since July, the CDC has seen a sharp increase in the number of people exposed to rabies.

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