KUNC: Colorado Health Care Providers Reusing Disposable Gear To Conserve Scarce Supplies
Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins sent over two cases of surgical masks to National Jewish Hospital in Denver.
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Fort Morgan Times: COVID-19: Colorado State University scientists answer questions during Morgan Community College webinar
Dr. Brady Michel, CSU alumnus and biological sciences and STEM faculty for MCC, introduced a group of scientists, including CSU researchers Dr. Mark Zabel, Dr. Danielle Adney and Dr. Anna Fagre, to lead the nearly two-hour long discussion about the virus.
Coloradoan: Hospitals scramble before coronavirus surge
Currently, UCHealth Northern Colorado "is very well positioned" on ventilators thanks to partners, like CSU's veterinary hospital, that have loaned supplies.
Durango Herald: Colorado doesn’t have enough ventilators, so medical professionals get creative
Veterinarians who specialize in respiratory problems in animals are also repurposing or donating ventilators with advanced technology for human use in hospitals. Dr. Tim Hackett is “happy to see them helping where they can.”
The Conversation: Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species
As biologists, we believe that more explicitly acknowledging the complexity of the natural world will provide a more robust understanding of emerging infectious diseases, writes Dick Bowen.
Associated Press: Veterinarians donate vital supplies to coronavirus fight
The Colorado State University vet school delivered to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins a breathing machine that was “brand new, right out of the box,” professor Tim Hackett said. “We did not get a chance to use it.”
The Conversation: Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
By Brian Geiss: As you age, the reduced “attention span” of your innate and adaptive immune responses make it harder for the body to respond to viral infection, giving the virus the upper hand.
El Pais: Por qué el coronavirus es más peligroso para los ancianos
La forma en la que envejece el sistema inmunitario es la razón por la que el virus se ceba especialmente en los mayores de 70 años. (Brian Geiss, associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and pathology, wrote this piece for The Conversation. Spanish translation published in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais)
No evidence that COVID-19 can be contracted from pets
Pet owners should listen to the advice of their veterinarians and public health experts on COVID-19.
KUNC: Mountain West Scientists Contributing To The Race For A COVID-19 Vaccine
A group at Colorado State University is working on ways to inactivate the virus, which is one option for developing a vaccine.