Posted on 09/24/2020 3:20:22 PM PDT by real saxophonist
New Boulder County Public Health order prohibits people ages 18-22 from gathering in any capacity
By: Stephanie Butzer
Sep 24, 2020
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — In an effort to slow the sharp rise of positive COVID-19 cases in Boulder, and transmission of those 18 to 22 years old, Boulder County Public Health issued a new public health order that prohibits all people in that age group ini the city from gatherings of any size.
This applies to all indoor, outdoor, on-campus and off-campus locations in the city of Boulder, according to the order.
In addition, the order identified 36 addresses where people have repeatedly violated the public health orders, and requires those individuals to stay at their residence at all times. The only exceptions to this part of the order are to seek medical care, exercise outside alone, and obtain necessary supplies such as food, pet food, medical supplies and products needed for safety and sanitation via curbside pickup or contact-less delivery.
Specifically, the order says all young adults who are 18 to 22 years old can exercise outside alone, study outside alone and go to work if they don't live in one of those residences with stay-at-home requirements. They can interact with others they live with.
The order goes into effect on Thursday at 4 p.m. and will last 14 days — until noon on Oct. 8. Officials will reevaluate the available data then to determine the next best step, officials said.
New cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise for nearly three weeks in Boulder County. The health department said the new COVID-19 cases are vastly due to transmission of people 18 to 22 years old, particularly those at the University of Colorado Boulder and living in the Hill neighborhood.
This order is supported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
In addition, Dan Jones, CU Boulder Associate Vice Chancellor of Integrity, Safety and Compliance said the school supports the order.
“This new public health directive will be a strain on our students living in Boulder, and we are focusing on efforts to support them," he said.
Jeff Zayach, Boulder County Public Health executive director, said the county needs to take stronger action to stop the spread of COVID-19.
“We have researched the actions we can take that would be effective while minimizing burden on those who have not been the source of increased transmission," he said. "We believe this strategy can achieve both goals.”
He said he understands how this order may have a negative effect on the young adults' mental health.
“We urge family and friends to support the young adults in their life during this time by being available for them and helping them access mental health resources, if needed," Zayach said. "The more diligently this order is followed, the sooner we’ll be able to lift it.”
He said the success of this is dependent on individual behavior changes.
"We know this age group is generating the majority of the challenges right now and this age group can absolutely be part of the solution," Zayach said. "It's going to come down to everyone taking responsibility for that individual behavior so that we don't force our community into a place where we have to issue other orders or we have to put our county in a place where we damage our economy."
Pam Davis, assistant city manager for Boulder, said Boulder businesses will see a temporary reduction in their customers because of this order. She urged other Boulder residents to visit those local businesses, especially those in the Hill neighborhood.
"Please, do show them extra love during this time," Davis said.
Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam said these young adults are a valued part of the community and have a responsibility to comply with these orders.
The COVID-19 outbreak at the University of Colorado Boulder is the largest in the state, with 1,198 positive cases among students and 104 with probable cases of the virus, according to the latest outbreak data released by state officials Wednesday. Twelve staffers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the data. CU Boulder on Wednesday switched to fully-remote classes for at least the next two weeks.
CU Boulder students can now face a 10-day suspension — or longer — for violating COVID-19 protocols.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a statement about the new order shortly after it was released Thursday.
“Gov. Polis knows that the better students do avoiding gatherings, the sooner they can get back to in person learning and the sooner they can resume their regular activities," he statement reads. "We know this isn’t the school year that any of us imagined, but urgent action is needed to prevent further spread in the community.”
Anybody who feels they need support can contact Colorado Crisis Services by calling 1-844-493-8255 or Texting “TALK” to 38255. Click here for CU Boulder's mental health resources.
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor Patrick O'Rourke said 374 housing cancellations have been made since August through this week.
Anybody in the 18 to 22 age group who tests positive for COVID-19 or has symptoms of it is required to isolate.
“They can interact with others they live with.” — That’s MIGHTY BIG of the tyrants.
“The order...will last 14 days” — NOTHING happens in 14 days when it comes to communicable diseases. The incubation period is 2 to 10 days. The test results come back in 2 or 3 days. People have to feel ill enough to want to get a test — that is another couple of days. The PCR tests have horrendously high false positive rates. So what the heck is 14 days going to do?
Almost NOBODY under age 40 dies of this bug.
The people’s republic of boulder
I see no way this is legal on an equal protection clause basis. It singles out a title XI protected class. Namely age
But just this week there was an article on the web, GatewayPundit, I believe, that said 37 universities have tested their students. 48,000 plus tested positive.
Only 2 required hospitalization and 0 died.
Those numbers can mean only one of two things., Either there are so many false positives that the numbers are worthless or that the wu-flu has mutated to the point that it is no longer a danger to anyone other than those with serious underlying medical conditions.
Thus it is time for us to get back to normal life and replace many of our government officials.
If Boulder can pass an ordinance such as this one, they can pass an ordinance that says you must go to bed at 8:00 PM and sleep only on your left side.
Or to state that in a serious mode; They can restrict or force you to modify your most personal activities. Nothing is safe from their meddling.
The virus isn't going to hit some less healthy person just because some young person didn't get it. The opposite is true. The virus will eventually hit everyone, and most people can slowly build up immunity as we wait for vaccines. Delaying that inevitable infection is bad for the virus. But delaying it by destroying the economy is not good for anybody.
Their workaround is to hold BLM/Antifa protests. Those gatherings are still permitted in the People’s Republic of Boulder.
Is anyone able to discern the reasoning for just this narrow age group?
They’d have to haul me to the hoosegow. I do sleep on my left side but I am up way past 8 PM. There I admit it. I would flunk obedience school.
I agree with what you wrote. No flame forthcoming here. Do you suppose the authorities will start demanding stool samples to check for the virus? Since they do seem to like getting into people’s shite.
College students at CU Boulder.
Freeper Karens will say its for the best. We should embrace the fascist overlords cause this supersedes the Constitution.
It had to happen eventually.
America made getting drunk and laid illegal.
And that’s more farcical than making drink alone illegal.
THESE ARE THE SAME DO-GOODERS AS PASSED PROHIBITION AND WIMMIN’S VOTES
Cowards don’t deserve freedom.
Wearing raccoon coats and swallowing goldfish.
The solution is to build a wall around the town, with robo-cop patrolling.
But we’re so much better off now...
Boulder County bares its fascist fangs: “What First Amendment?”
Voting for these idiots or for those who put them in these positions.
“Unconstitutional as hell...”
Funny thing is, they don’t even think that way.
Never have, never will.
I guess it’s just another alternate reality.
“The virus will eventually hit everyone, and most people can slowly build up immunity as we wait for vaccines”
I 100 percent agree with this. Which is why it makes no sense to remove healthy people who have a better chance of recovering and gaining immunity from the population. While they are sequestered the virus still finds hosts.
If I lived in Boulder and was that age I would depart somewhere else to spend my money for two weeks. To hell with the government of Boulder.
Yep.
Get all the healthy people infected and immune...now. Or yesterday.
After that us old folks can come out of hiding.
But they got to let that sucker loose.
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