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San Juan Basin Public Health announced vaccine eligibility will open tomorrow, Friday, March 19, for individuals within the Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine 1B.4 Phase.

With a candlelit vigil and burning ceremony on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, student leader Iyahna Calton illuminated that Black lives are always important, not just during Black History Month. In a guest column for The Durango Herald, Calton writes about leading the vigil and how we can all leave behind grudges, resentment, negativity, hate, and anger.

Governor Polis announced a new vaccine prioritization phase beginning in late March, which includes student-facing employees in higher education.

Assistant Professor of Public Health Tapati Dutta has dedicated her life to kindness and education. From growing up in a small town in India and experiencing hardship to working with sex workers and tribes that practice cannibalism, she learned how best to reach at-risk, often stigmatized groups of people in a meaningful way.