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Jessica Seaman
Jessica Seaman covers health for The Denver Post. A native of North Carolina, Jessica joined The Post after stints as a reporter in Greensboro, North Carolina and Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Mask mandates ending in Denver, Adams and Arapahoe counties as COVID cases fall
Denver and two major metro counties will drop their mask mandates for businesses and indoor public spaces later this week, a move Mayor Michael Hancock called a “pivot point in...

Owner of Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing confirmed dead in Monday’s shooting spree
Alicia Cardenas, owner of Denver's Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing, has been confirmed dead by her family. Cardenas is among the victims of Monday night's shooting spree across...

“We’re not back to normal yet at all”: Colorado students reflect on school during the pandemic
Eight students spoke to The Denver Post about how they are adjusting to being back in school and learning during a pandemic. Read what they have to say.

Boulder’s TGTHR — formerly Attention Homes — aims to end cycle of youth homelessness
TGTHR was created in 1966 to help teenagers and young adults experiencing homelessness.

How to stay safe while trick-or-treating on Halloween during the pandemic
Goblins, ghosts and witches will haunt the streets of Denver in just over a week as children trick-or-treat once again after the coronavirus pandemic stymied much of the traditional Halloween...

Colorado to follow CDC guidance that vaccinated people can stop wearing masks indoors in most settings
Colorado's mask mandate is going to change in the near future to align with new federal guidance that says vaccinated people can safely go without masks in most indoor settings,...

Racial disparities remain in Colorado’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign
People of color are still being inoculated against COVID-19 at a slower rate than their white peers four months into Colorado’s mass vaccination campaign, despite state health officials' repeated assurances...

Denver will allow restaurants to operate at 100% capacity with distancing as state turns over COVID-19 control
Denver will allow restaurants and gyms to operate at full capacity -- with social-distancing requirements -- beginning Friday when the state turns over control of COVID-19 public health measures to...

Colorado halts use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after feds call for pause
Colorado public health officials will require COVID-19 vaccine providers across the state to suspend the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot after federal regulators on Tuesday reported rare blood...

Rikki Olds, killed inside Boulder King Soopers, remembered as “an unstoppable force”
A celebration of life is being held Wednesday morning for Rikki Olds, the 25-year-old supermarket manager who was killed in the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers.