New Health Order For Events In Jefferson County: What To Know

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — A new public health order requires vaccines for all public, indoor unseated events of 500 people or more in some Colorado counties, including Jeffco.

The order takes effect Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced.

“Making large indoor gatherings safer and preventing potential superspreader events will help keep JeffCO kids in the classroom and slow the spread of COVID and the delta variant, said Lesley Dahlkemper, Arapahoe County commissioner, in a statement.

"We applaud this action today from the state and Governor.”

Around 95 percent of ICU beds in our state are now full, and hospital bed capacity has hit an all-time low, public health officials said.

The public health order was also issued in Denver, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield and Arapahoe counties.

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The order also recommends that counties adopt vaccine requirements for employees in high-risk settings.

"I am grateful for the counties that are coordinating with the state to slow the spread of the virus," said Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

"Large venues and local governments are part of the solution to ending the pandemic. We also need all Coloradans to do their part by getting vaccinated if they haven't already; getting a booster; and following basic public health precautions like masking, staying home when sick, and handwashing."

The state also amended a public health order to restate that Coloradans ages 18 and older can get a booster if it has been six months since they received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months since they received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

>> More information about how to get vaccinated in Colorado can be found here.