COVID Situation in Colorado Unsustainable, Polis Says
In recent weeks, Governor Jared Polis's press conferences about COVID-19 in Colorado have grown increasingly grim, and the November 12 edition was no exception.
"Where we are now is simply not sustainable," Polis said. "We are close to our hospital capacity."
For this reason, Polis and his two guests, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment lead epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy and COVID survivor Jill Lester, talked up the benefits of monoclonal antibody treatment, which can reduce the chances of hospitalization by as much as 70 percent if it's administered within three days of an individual experiencing mild to moderate symptoms that haven't reached a threshold requiring hospitalization. Such therapies aren't nearly as effective as vaccination, but because some people appear to be locked into a position opposing such shots no matter what, officials understand that these alternatives are better than nothing.
Polis began his address by citing one of the most disturbing stats related to the pandemic: Right now, one in every 48 Coloradans is believed to be infected with COVID-19. No wonder 1,476 individuals are hospitalized for the disease in the state as of today — and all but 279 of them are unvaccinated.
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