Parents sending kids to school should look out for other fast-spreading viruses going around this season.

As Louisville recovers from the disastrous Marshall Fire, they have had to do so without the Avista Adventist Hospital, which was closed due to smoke damage. With the hospital slated to reopen next Tuesday, KUNC's Colorado Edition spoke with Kaiser Health News reporter Kate Ruder, who covered the closure and its impact.

A tourism-dependent area in Colorado's mountains has reinstituted a mask mandate because of a growing number of COVID-19 cases. Starting Thursday, people will have to wear masks in public indoor spaces in Summit County, home to several ski resorts.

During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Jared Polis and other health officials say that the “best defense” against the new coronavirus variant is getting vaccinated. Omicron cases have been reported in Weld and Larimer counties this week.

Rep. Jason Crow is the latest U.S. lawmaker to announce he has tested positive. In a tweet on Sunday, the Colorado Democrat said he is fully vaccinated and got a booster shot and is experiencing only mild symptoms.

Dozens of cases linked to a nightclub spurs officials to return to online schooling and indefinitely delay sports gatherings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry.

The "bivalent" vaccine — meaning it targets two different antigens — is Moderna's leading candidate for an effective booster this fall. If the data pan out, it could lead to a yearly booster.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly voted to recommend that it authorize Novavax's two-dose vaccine against COVID-19.

People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see.

COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.