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Understanding The ‘COVID Collateral Damage’ On Health In Colorado

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A vial of Moderna’s vaccine at the Otero County Health Department’s mass COVID-19 vaccination drive-through clinic for those 70 and older at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds in Rocky Ford on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

COVID-19 hit Colorado hard in 2020. That includes in the state's nursing homes. They saw many outbreaks and deaths. And it appears to have contributed to a hidden toll the coronavirus has taken on some Colorado seniors.