
Rae Ellen Bichell
Mountain West ReporterRae Ellen Bichell was a reporter for KUNC and the Mountain West ڱ Bureau from 2018 to 2020.
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Colorado researchers will soon begin growing two strains of the virus that causes COVID-19. They’ve contracted with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to help stockpile the virus in case it’s needed in the future for a controversial kind of study.
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The Mountain West states have disproportionately high rates of deaths by suicide. Now, researchers are calling for guidelines on how to alert schools that their students may be at risk.
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A Colorado poll found that less than half of respondents are "very likely" to get a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available, and about one in five respondents said they are “very unlikely” to get it. Coloradans are not alone in their skepticism.
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Twelve children, many showing mild symptoms or none at all, brought the virus home, infecting at least a dozen more people. One parent ended up in the hospital.
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Colorado researchers weigh in on the FDA's suggestion that it could make a vaccine against COVID-19 available before phase 3 of clinical trials are complete.
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A vaccine against the virus behind COVID-19 offers the only certain return to normalcy. Even so, misinformation and conspiracy theories abound – and a vaccine hasn’t even been developed yet. It’s an issue people have been trying to combat for other vaccines that do exist. Colorado researchers are taking an interesting approach to bridge the gap.
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There’s a high demand for contact tracers across the nation. One university in the Mountain West is in the process of training 85 college students to help fill the gap once classes resume in the fall.
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A Utah-based company called Domo is showing public health agencies in the Mountain West where their COVID-19 transmission risk is coming from.
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A large group of outbreak specialists say there’s been a problematic silencing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during this pandemic.…
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Colorado is the latest state in the Mountain West to issue a mask requirement, joining Nevada and New Mexico. According to the Association of State and…