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Week of December 7, 2020
The City and County of Broomfield is committed to providing frequent news, updates and information related to COVID-19. Please find resources and opening information at Broomfield.org/COVID and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
 
Please be mindful that information may change rapidly, even by the hour.
Public Health Update
  • You can always find daily updates on Broomfield’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard, along with information on regional hospital capacity and demographic details. Visit the state website for more information on hospital capacity, outbreaks and county case information. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) website updates cases daily at 4 p.m.
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Free COVID-19 Testing: Broomfield’s Community Testing has added another day of testing! Testing will be held on Tuesdays from 2 - 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made at Broomfield.org/COVIDTesting. Appointment slots are released 24 hours before the events. The appointment includes testing for everyone in your vehicle who is symptomatic and lives, works or goes to school in Broomfield. Visit Broomfield.org/COVIDTesting for information on Broomfield’s Community Testing events and to find other testing options.
  • A 14-day quarantine must be completed if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19, and a minimum ten day isolation must be completed if you test positive. Test results cannot be used as documentation to travel or to return to work in lieu of a 14-day quarantine or ten day isolation. Visit Broomfield.org/COVIDTesting for more information on quarantine/isolation requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions:
When will we see the first COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado?
  • Colorado placed its first order of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 3. Pfizer plans to ship the first vaccine allocations to states within 24 hours of the FDA issuing an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
  • The state is hopeful that the first round of vaccinations could go out as early as the end of December 2020.
How is Colorado distributing the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • The state will distribute vaccines in phases until it is more widely available. Because the initial supply of vaccines is expected to be very limited (around 46,000 doses), COVID-19 vaccine(s) will not be immediately available to everyone who wants one. Colorado’s draft plan for distribution describes that the first phase may include people most at risk for COVID-19, such as health care workers, first responders, and staff/residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes. The final phase will likely be for the general population.
  • Right now, children and pregnant women are not included in any draft phase because no vaccine candidates are currently being tested in pregnant women and only one candidate is being tested in children 12 years and older. It is anticipated that the vaccine will be available to these populations once the FDA and CDC make the recommendation to do so. The distribution plan will evolve accordingly.
  • Colorado’s draft distribution plan and associated phases are based on federal guidelines and may change as necessary to most effectively, ethically, and fairly distribute the vaccine.
  • Visit Broomfield's COVID-19 vaccine page to learn more.
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What do we do in the meantime?
  • The importance of mitigation strategies cannot be understated. Continuing to avoid contact with people you do not live with and continuing to remember the 3 Ws is highly important (Wear your mask correctly, Wash your hands, and Watch your distance). Because of the phased distribution plan, these mitigation strategies will need to be continued even when a vaccine becomes available. Each strategy has imperfections but when combined are more likely to be effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
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Upcoming Events
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City Council will convene tomorrow night, Dec. 8. View the agenda. Public participation via telephone will open at approximately 6 p.m. by calling 1.855.695.3744 and pressing star 3 (*3) to be placed in the queue. Written comments are requested to be sent in advance to [email protected]. This meeting will be presented live on the City Council website Broomfield.org/CityCouncil and through your local television, Channel 8.
Telephone Town Hall: Join the Telephone Town Hall Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. Residents can call 855.695.3744 the night of, or sign up to be called directly. RSVP and share the Facebook event for updates. Town Hall audio is streamed live on Channel 8 as well. If you are not able to make it, listen to the available recordings.
City Updates
  • Flatirons Library Consortium Leaving Prospector: The Flatirons Library Consortium, which includes the Broomfield Library, will no longer be participating in the statewide resource sharing system, Prospector, effective Jan. 1, 2021. What does this mean for Broomfield Library patrons?
  • Prospector holds and requests will no longer be available starting Dec. 11, and any hold not fulfilled by Jan. 1, 2021, will be canceled.
  • Residents can suggest a title for purchase by the Broomfield Library or borrow items through interlibrary loans, such as titles previously available via Prospector, through Materials Requests.
  • Patrons can still access all items available within the Flatirons Library Consortium through their Broomfield Library card.
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Broomfield Believes...in our community, in our resilience and in a better tomorrow! This week, spread some CHEER this holiday season by Encouraging giving. Here are a few ways to support our community this month:
  • Provide a gift for a Broomfield family in need this Christmas through a Precious Child.
  • Support Broomfield families through the Refuge (designate “Holiday Help” on your Paypal or check donation).
  • Add a few extra dollars to your next bill to tip to our selfless service workers.
  • Pledge to support our local non-profits on Colorado Gives Day, December 8.
  • Share your time with the gift of volunteering. Here are some services that are looking for your help!
  • Broomfield Pals, be matched with a local Broomfielder who needs a hand around the house and the yard.
  • Volunteer with Cultivate, who serves Broomfield seniors providing services like grocery shopping and delivery and small in-home repairs through the Fix-it program.

Don’t forget to spread some joy and add your home to the Light Up Broomfield map, and support our small businesses by taking the Choose Local Challenge!
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Activities to do From Home
  • Counting down to the holidays is extra fun with Shakespeare’s Globe theater’s virtual Advent Calendar, with a daily dose of festive delights to share joy, bring hope and look forward to a brand new year.
Featured Programs & Classes
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  • Talk to Santa: Residents of the City and County of Broomfield with children between the ages of 2-8 years old can sign up for a personal phone call from Santa Claus. Fill out the Talk to Santa form online at Talk To Santa by Wednesday, Dec. 9 to schedule your call.
  • Holiday Lunch to go: You are invited to pick up a delicious Holiday meal to go for $5. Pre-registration for residents and non-residents is required at B-REx.com. (Call 303.464.5536 for help registering.) Registered customers can pick up a maximum of TWO Holiday meals on Friday, Dec. 18. To pick up meals, people will drive through the BCC parking lot between 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (entering the main entrance and following the signs.) Recreation Staff will help direct traffic, and hand hot meals and cold sides to customers’ driver's side doors. 100 meals will be available. This program is completely separate from the Broomfield Meals on Wheels program.
  • Top 10 Active Outdoor Ideas: During the current period of physical distancing and focus on community health, Broomfield wants to share some ideas for fun outdoor activities on open space, parks and trails. These activities focus on movement, safe distancing, fun and goodwill!
  • Thanks to 35 community members who donated blood last week, 85 lives will be saved! You can ensure Vitalant remains sustainable and continues to serve patients and hospitals in Colorado and beyond by visiting vitalant.org to find a location and schedule an appointment to donate blood.
  • Read about Broomfield Meals on Wheels in a Broomfield Enterprise article highlighting Broomfield Senior Services stepping up and responding to the growing need of seniors, keeping them fed at a time when those 60 and older were asked to stay at home as much as possible.
How to Get Help:
Businesses:
  • Calling all businesses! Partner with the City and County of Broomfield to create a promotional video for your business. Complete this form to apply to participate in a video shoot, as early as Dec. 9. Businesses will receive a 60-second promotional video, similar to this one, to help promote their goods and services and encourage residents to shop local.
Residents:
How to Help:
  • Donations continue to be necessary to support the work of local nonprofit organizations providing services in response to COVID-19. Donate to the Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund through the Broomfield Community Foundation today.
  • Adopt a Senior for Christmas. Senior Resources of Broomfield has started a program where residents can adopt a Senior for Christmas. Broomfield Senior Services will be assisting by distributing flyers to all of their Meals on Wheels and Easy Ride clients. Seniors who wish to be adopted should complete the form and return it to Broomfield Senior Services by Dec. 14. People who wish to adopt a Senior should email Senior Resources of Broomfield at [email protected]. 
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