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Jan. 6, 2026: Bad flu season, mountain lion update, the future of home solar, a big year for Adams County animal rescues

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Pharmacy manager Aylen Amestoy prepares to administer doses of seasonal flu vaccine and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to a patient at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The current flu season is shaping up to be one for the record books -- why, and how can you protect yourself? Then, authorities have released more information about the victim, and mountain lion, involved in last week's fatal attack in Larimer County. Plus, with federal tax credits for home solar installation long gone, what will happen to Colorado's solar industry? And finally, we hear about the Adams County animal shelter's wild year of caring for thousands of rescued animals.

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This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.