Colorado childhood vaccinations still lag pre-pandemic level

Lylah Salazar, 1 year and 11 ... — Lylah Salazar is vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine by medical assistant Angela Chavez-Ruiz, left, on the lap of her mother Getzy Martinez, 24, at the Clayton Early Learning campus in Denver, Colorado on Friday Aug. 5, 2022. Denver Health, in partnership with Clayton Early Learning and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, hosted a free clinic with routine immunizations available for both children and adults. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: August 10, 2022 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: August 10, 2022 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Routine childhood vaccinations are still below pre-pandemic levels in Colorado, and health officials are pushing to catch kids up before they return to school.

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