DENVER – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is proposing an update to the COVID-19 disk system used to balance COVID-19 restriction and the need for guidance during the pandemic.
The proposed update – called Dial 2.0 – would have an impact on business operations and daily life for Coloradans.
As part of the proposed change, the dial-up updates would be based on how many people were infected with COVID-19, along with the number of people vaccinated. These updates are currently based on 14-day periods. Under the new proposal, it would change periods after seven days.
Another possible update could include that a smaller percentage of Coloradans should test positive for COVID-19 to move a country to shallow yellow or shallow orange.
In provinces with less than 20,000 people, the CDPHE would be able to determine on the basis of positivity rates which level they think is suitable.
At a press conference on Monday morning, dr. Eric France, medical chief of the CDPHE, said these changes make sense when you look at the lifespan of a pandemic.
“Now, we are in a place where health workers and our most vulnerable who are likely to die or be hospitalized are vaccinated,” he said. ‘And it’s a different place than six months ago when the knob was built in partnership with communities. ‘
The CDPHE examines the prevalence of diseases in a community, the rate of positivity and their hospitalizations.
“These different things could play a different role for the next generation of the lathe, which is absolutely what we need to do as we are in a different place in the pandemic,” France said.
The CDPHE gives Coloradans the opportunity to comment on these proposed updates.
You can submit your comments and feedback on these changes by click here and fill out a Google form.