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VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 22
Tavern owners double down
COVID vaccine clinic closed by state Waste, incorrect dosage part of claims BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dave and Shelly Gardner, owners of Max Taps Co., opened their Centennial location on Feb. 1.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAX TAPS CO.
Max Taps opens second location in Centennial BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
The original location of Max Taps Co. survived 2020, a feat that shaped founder Dave Gardner’s outlook on opening a second taproom. “If we can make it through that, with nobody allowed in a bar, it SEE TAP, P7
Max Taps in Centennial has 63 beers and four wines — all from Colorado — on tap.
A health care provider based in Centennial was suspended from providing COVID-19 vaccinations after the state public health department found “multiple occurrences of storage and handling issues” and discovered that the facility was charging some patients a fee, according to the department. Compliance staff with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment identified unaccounted-for doses due to “missing and/or inaccurate documentation,” along with “significant vaccine wastage, which is often a sign of poor inventory management,” said a statement from the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the health department. The main violations at Health Now Family Practice were the providing of vaccine doses outside of recommended storage conditions, past a vial’s puncture shelf life of 12 hours or past a beyond-use date, the statement to Colorado Community Media said. The facility had also inadvertently given certain types of vaccine doses to people in the wrong age groups, the joint information center said. “Upon inspection, Health Now Medical’s records showed two instances of vaccines inadvertently given to inappropriate ages: one 12SEE CLOSED, P3
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