Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up from the Colorado Sun. It’s Friday March 12th, and we’re lucky to start the day with you.

 

Today - The Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine is now available to eligible Coloradans. So, how does it compare to the Moderna and Pfizer?

 

But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

 

Today, we’re going back to March 12th, 1895 when A party of masked men stopped a wagon southwest of Walsenburg. Inside the wagon rode a party of Italian immigrants. The masked men believed the Italians were involved in the recent murder of a saloon owner, and killed three of the men while the other two escaped. 

 

These lynchings incited international tension when the Italian government demanded an investigation. Ultimately, the federal government paid 10,000$ to the families of the dead.

 

Now our feature story.

 

Coloradans who are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine now have another option to choose from in the form of a Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. Health reporter John Ingold talks with Lucy Haggard about how to understand the difference between the new vaccine and the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.

 

To read more about coronavirus vaccines, go to coloradosun.com. 

 

Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today:

 

Health care providers across Colorado are postponing vaccine appointments because of a massive snow storm forecast for the weekend. Four of the state’s largest healthcare companies are all rescheduling appointments from this Saturday and Sunday. People who were scheduled to get a vaccine from Kaiser, UCHealth, Centura or SCL Health should check with their provider on the status of their appointment.

 

Colorado municipalities could more easily adopt ranked-choice voting if a bill in the state legislature passes this session. The method has voters rank each candidate in order of preference. Proponents of the bill say the process gives voters more of a say over who gets elected, as opposed to choosing one candidate per office. Just four cities in the state have implemented ranked-choice voting: Boulder, Telluride, Basalt and Carbondale.

 

A new HealthOne hospital in Centennial highlights a trend in new facilities, or lack thereof, across the Denver metro area. Backers of the new hospital argue it will provide much-needed overnight and specialty care for nearby neighborhoods. But critics say the company’s choice to build in a fast-growing, high-income part of the city is driven less by a need for services there, and more by market interest and profit potential. 

 

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up from the Colorado Sun. It&rsquo;s Friday March 12th, and we&rsquo;re lucky to start the day with you.
&nbsp;
Today - The Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine is now available to eligible Coloradans. So, how does it compare to the Moderna and Pfizer?
&nbsp;
But before we begin, let&rsquo;s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
&nbsp;
Today, we&rsquo;re going back to March 12th, 1895 when A party of masked men stopped a wagon southwest of Walsenburg. Inside the wagon rode a party of Italian immigrants. The masked men believed the Italians were involved in the recent murder of a saloon owner, and killed three of the men while the other two escaped.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
These lynchings incited international tension when the Italian government demanded an investigation. Ultimately, the federal government paid 10,000$ to the families of the dead.
&nbsp;
Now our feature story.
&nbsp;
Coloradans who are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine now have another option to choose from in the form of a Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. Health reporter John Ingold talks with Lucy Haggard about how to understand the difference between the new vaccine and the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
&nbsp;
To read more about coronavirus vaccines, go to coloradosun.com.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today:
&nbsp;
Health care providers across Colorado are postponing vaccine appointments because of a massive snow storm forecast for the weekend. Four of the state&rsquo;s largest healthcare companies are all rescheduling appointments from this Saturday and Sunday. People who were scheduled to get a vaccine from Kaiser, UCHealth, Centura or SCL Health should check with their provider on the status of their appointment.
&nbsp;
Colorado municipalities could more easily adopt ranked-choice voting if a bill in the state legislature passes this session. The method has voters rank each candidate in order of preference. Proponents of the bill say the process gives voters more of a say over who gets elected, as opposed to choosing one candidate per office. Just four cities in the state have implemented ranked-choice voting: Boulder, Telluride, Basalt and Carbondale.
&nbsp;
A new HealthOne hospital in Centennial highlights a trend in new facilities, or lack thereof, across the Denver metro area. Backers of the new hospital argue it will provide much-needed overnight and specialty care for nearby neighborhoods. But critics say the company&rsquo;s choice to build in a fast-growing, high-income part of the city is driven less by a need for services there, and more by market interest and profit potential.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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