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Pitkin County public health prepares seasonal respiratory campaign; wastewater monitoring expands to RSV and flu
Summary
Public health staff briefed the board on the respiratory illness season, wastewater surveillance additions and a $12,000 communications campaign to promote vaccination and healthy practices, with special outreach to Spanish speakers and uninsured residents.
Pitkin County public health staff on Oct. 10 told the Board of Health the county is preparing for the 2024–25 respiratory illness season, emphasizing vaccination, wastewater monitoring and targeted communications.
Staff reported the respiratory season officially began Oct. 1 and highlighted two surveillance resources: the federal CDC FluView dashboard and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s viral respiratory dashboard, which the state will update more frequently this season. Public health staff said wastewater monitoring at the Aspen site will now include RSV and influenza in addition to COVID markers; the Aspen site is one of 22 statewide wastewater sites…
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