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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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The patchwork of vaccine distribution has left some of Colorado's most vulnerable residents confused and frustrated with the rollout.

Frustrations mount for older Coloradans seeking COVID-19 vaccinations

January 27, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

The patchwork of vaccine distribution has left some of Colorado's most vulnerable residents confused and frustrated with the rollout.

Colorado’s health department has stopped using COVID-19 tests developed by Curative at residential facilities after warnings from federal officials about inaccurate results.

Colorado phasing out COVID-19 tests that FDA says carry risk of false negatives

January 21, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.

Colorado’s health department has stopped using COVID-19 tests developed by Curative at residential facilities after warnings from federal officials about inaccurate results.

Colorado will not begin to offer COVID-19 vaccines to people between the ages of 65 and 70 until supply increases, Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday, lamenting that the Trump administration hasn't given states more than several days' notice about how many doses they will receive.

Colorado asks Biden team for better heads-up on size of upcoming COVID-19 vaccine shipments

January 19, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.

Colorado will not begin to offer COVID-19 vaccines to people between the ages of 65 and 70 until supply increases, Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday, lamenting that the Trump administration...

The weekly allocation of coronavirus vaccine could increase significantly under plans to make more supply immediately available.

Colorado prepares for significant increase in COVID-19 vaccine supply after federal changes to rollout

January 15, 2021 at 7:10 a.m.

The weekly allocation of coronavirus vaccine could increase significantly under plans to make more supply immediately available.

Local public health officials expressed frustration Thursday about being left in the dark on a major change in state health policy for the second time in the same day.

Polis’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions catches local health agencies off guard, raises “deep concerns”

January 1, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

Local public health officials expressed frustration Thursday about being left in the dark on a major change in state health policy for the second time in the same day.

Colorado public health officials are investigating a second possible infection from the more contagious variant of the coronavirus that was confirmed to be in the state on Tuesday.

Colorado National Guard member working nursing home outbreak tested positive for new coronavirus strain

December 30, 2020 at 12:42 p.m.

Colorado public health officials are investigating a second possible infection from the more contagious variant of the coronavirus that was confirmed to be in the state on Tuesday.

Colorado will move to the next priority group in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Wednesday and will include more people in this round of inoculations than originally planned.

Colorado moves people 70 and older, teachers and grocery workers to higher COVID-19 vaccine priority

December 30, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.

Colorado will move to the next priority group in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan Wednesday and will include more people in this round of inoculations than originally planned.

The first known U.S. case of the highly contagious new strain of the coronavirus that's spreading through the United Kingdom has been discovered in a rural Colorado county, indicating the variant likely has circulated in the state and nation for some time.

Colorado first state in U.S. to confirm new, more contagious strain of COVID-19

December 29, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

The first known U.S. case of the highly contagious new strain of the coronavirus that's spreading through the United Kingdom has been discovered in a rural Colorado county, indicating the...

It's still not clear how Colorado will distribute the vaccine to the wider public nor how they will ensure people of color and disadvantaged communities get vaccinated for COVID-19.

How will Colorado make sure communities of color get vaccinated against COVID-19?

December 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

It's still not clear how Colorado will distribute the vaccine to the wider public nor how they will ensure people of color and disadvantaged communities get vaccinated for COVID-19.

A frontline medical worker with underlying health conditions received Colorado's first COVID-19 vaccination shot Monday afternoon, launching a months-long inoculation campaign.

“The end is in sight”: Colorado administers first COVID-19 vaccines to frontline health care workers

December 14, 2020 at 2:09 p.m.

A frontline medical worker with underlying health conditions received Colorado's first COVID-19 vaccination shot Monday afternoon, launching a months-long inoculation campaign.