Barbecues, sunshine and COVID-19: Updated vaccines get nod amid summer surge

With no signs of a COVID-19 summer surge in Colorado and across the nation slowing, the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 22 gave slightly earlier than expected approval of updated Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, and the rollout of the shots is underway. “Very high” levels of SARS-CoV-2 infect the wastewater in nearly all Western states, with “high” or “very high” levels being registered in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends updated vaccines for everyone 6 months and older.