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🌱Vaccines For Kids 5-11 Approved + UCCS Hosting A Coat Drive
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Get on up, Colorado Springs! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Colorado Springs today.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and mild. High: 69 Low: 41.
Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:
- Parents can now make COVID-19 vaccination appointments for kids ages 5-11 in El Paso County. However, health officials say clinics are filling up quickly. The Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 received final authorization from the CDC Nov. 2 and will be available starting Friday at El Paso County Public Health South, as well as other locations in El Paso County. Parental consent is required for vaccination of minors. Multiple clinics will be offered in the evenings and on weekends. Several schools also plan to host clinics through Public Health's Mobile Outreach Unit. Vaccines may also be available at other pharmacies, clinics and pediatrician offices. It's recommended that parents check beforehand. (KKTV 11 News)
- The Counseling and Human Services Club at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs says the idea behind hosting a coat drive came when some of its members noticed something about our area's homeless population. Grai Calabro, Vice President of the Counseling and Human Services Club took notice that many students also didn't have coats, much less other necessities. And with that, the coat drive's efforts would be expanded to fellow UCCS students and the homeless community. (KRDO)
- A judge has reinstated the case against a Black Lives Matter demonstrator months after her charges were thrown out. (KKTV 11 News)
- Two people have been arrested in connection with a string of six robberies in the Colorado Springs area last month, according to police. (FOX21News.com)
- A Colorado Springs family is picking up the pieces after the killing of their mother and two children at the hands of their father. (KRDO)
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About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.