Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Monday December 28th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories. 

 

Today - Under the current vaccine schedule Teachers won’t develop immunity from Covid19 until May or later. A couple of weeks after that, school is out for the summer. But lately districts have been calling for teachers to move to the top of Phase 2 inoculations.

 

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 take you back to December 28th, 1961 when The director of Cragmor Sanatorium announced that the facility’s remaining patients would depart the next summer - bringing its long and prosperous history to a close.

 

And now, our feature story. 

 

The coronavirus vaccine that began arriving in Colorado this month will have zero direct effect on this year’s school year, according to current state plans for its rollout.

 

Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown is joining us today to discuss why many are calling for teachers to be moved up within the state’s vaccine schedule.

 

Thanks for coming on, Jennfier! To start, let’s take a step back - right now what is the timeline for teachers getting the Covid19 vaccine, and are there specific districts in Colorado that are pushing to move this up?

So, districts are suggesting teachers get moved up within phase two, can you talk about what groups of people are at the top of phase two in the current plan?

Some of the largest districts in the state, including Douglas County, Jefferson County, Adams 12 Five Star Schools and Denver Public Schools, broke the unwelcome news as they closed for the holidays that high school students won’t return to in-person classes until late January or even late February. In the same bad-news letters, superintendents urged parents to express their disappointment to Gov. Jared Polis. 

 

The governor has been asked repeatedly in the past two weeks about whether teachers are in the right place on the vaccine priority list. They are prioritized, he insists.

 

He said that It doesn’t make sense to move teachers into Phase 1 of inoculations considering the first goal of the vaccine is to save lives, and the second goal is to end the pandemic.

 

State public health officials also told the Sun that there is no plan to adjust teachers’ place in the vaccine priority list. But that doesn’t mean they won’t revisit that conversation as spring nears.

For now, according to Brig Gen Scott Sherman of the Colorado National Guard who’s leading the states’ vaccine distribution task force Colorado is dependent on the vaccine supply chain.

 

And thank you all for listening. Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today:

 

Driven by high-end sales, real estate markets in Colorado’s resort communities have set records since July. Most resort towns saw sales through October surpass all sales in the record-setting 2019.  

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A backcountry skier who was on a solo outing on Berthoud Pass became Colorado’s fourth avalanche death this snow season after he was caught in a slide and found dead on Saturday.

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Denver Zoo has struggled during the coronavirus to feed its animals. The zoo was closed for nearly three months early on in the pandemic, and then imposed restrictions on crowd sizes since reopening to the public in June.

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It was another roller coaster week for unemployed America that saw hope as the week began and Congress agreed to extend jobless benefits into the new year - but then came to a screeching halt. 

 

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. It&rsquo;s Monday December 28th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Today - Under the current vaccine schedule Teachers won&rsquo;t develop immunity from Covid19 until May or later. A couple of weeks after that, school is out for the summer. But lately districts have been calling for teachers to move to the top of Phase 2 inoculations.
&nbsp;
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 take you back to December 28th, 1961 when The director of Cragmor Sanatorium announced that the facility&rsquo;s remaining patients would depart the next summer - bringing its long and prosperous history to a close.
&nbsp;
And now, our feature story.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The coronavirus vaccine that began arriving in Colorado this month will have zero direct effect on this year&rsquo;s school year, according to current state plans for its rollout.
&nbsp;
Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown is joining us today to discuss why many are calling for teachers to be moved up within the state&rsquo;s vaccine schedule.
&nbsp;
Thanks for coming on, Jennfier! To start, let&rsquo;s take a step back - right now what is the timeline for teachers getting the Covid19 vaccine, and are there specific districts in Colorado that are pushing to move this up?
So, districts are suggesting teachers get moved up within phase two, can you talk about what groups of people are at the top of phase two in the current plan?
Some of the largest districts in the state, including Douglas County, Jefferson County, Adams 12 Five Star Schools and Denver Public Schools, broke the unwelcome news as they closed for the holidays that high school students won&rsquo;t return to in-person classes until late January or even late February. In the same bad-news letters, superintendents urged parents to express their disappointment to Gov. Jared Polis.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The governor has been asked repeatedly in the past two weeks about whether teachers are in the right place on the vaccine priority list. They are prioritized, he insists.
&nbsp;
He said that It doesn&rsquo;t make sense to move teachers into Phase 1 of inoculations considering the first goal of the vaccine is to save lives, and the second goal is to end the pandemic.
&nbsp;
State public health officials also told the Sun that there is no plan to adjust teachers&rsquo; place in the vaccine priority list. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean they won&rsquo;t revisit that conversation as spring nears.
For now, according to Brig Gen Scott Sherman of the Colorado National Guard who&rsquo;s leading the states&rsquo; vaccine distribution task force Colorado is dependent on the vaccine supply chain.
&nbsp;
And thank you all for listening. Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today:
&nbsp;
Driven by high-end sales, real estate markets in Colorado&rsquo;s resort communities have set records since July. Most resort towns saw sales through October surpass all sales in the record-setting 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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A backcountry skier who was on a solo outing on Berthoud Pass became Colorado&rsquo;s fourth avalanche death this snow season after he was caught in a slide and found dead on Saturday.
-
Denver Zoo has struggled during the coronavirus to feed its animals. The zoo was closed for nearly three months early on in the pandemic, and then imposed restrictions on crowd sizes since reopening to the public in June.
-
It was another roller coaster week for unemployed America that saw hope as the week began and Congress agreed to extend jobless benefits into the new year - but then came to a screeching halt.&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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