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1. I’m 70 years or older – how do I get my vaccine?

We do not currently have appointments available for individuals 70 and older. All other vaccine providers, including hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics, are focused on vaccinating individuals 70 and older. Find where to get vaccinated by calling CO HELP at 303-389-1687 or by reviewing the following websites:

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Vaccine webpage
• STRIDE Community Health Centers
• Thornton Fire
• Clinica Family Health
• Salud Family Health Centers
• Safeway Pharmacies
• King Soopers/City Market Pharmacies

Continue to check back and review these sites as more COVID-19 vaccine opportunities will be added. 

Key tips to keep in mind when making your appointment

• You must have an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Do not walk-in to any site and only call numbers given for COVID-19 appointment scheduling.
• Follow the instructions given by each organization listed to make an appointment. 
• If there are no listed appointments then all the appointments are full and you must check back the next week when more appointments are opened.
• It is important to maintain social distancing and wear your mask to appointments.

2. How many COVID-19 vaccines is Colorado receiving?

Colorado is currently receiving about 70,000 vaccines a week.

3. How are the vaccines being allocated?

Vaccine allocations are being distributed proportionately based on county population. At this time, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is making all vaccine allocation decisions due to a limited number of available doses and a short turnaround time between when doses are available in the vaccine ordering system and when orders are required to be placed. We anticipate that vaccine allocation may shift to the local level. Enrolled providers are able to communicate directly with the state on anticipated needs; however, there are a limited number of doses available each week.

4. Who is eligible for vaccine at this time?

Individuals eligible for vaccination at this time are designated by the State’s current allocation system

1A – High risk health care workers

1A – Long-term care facility staff and residents

1B – Moderate risk health care workers

1B – First responders

1B – People age 70+

5. I’m a healthcare worker – how do I get my vaccine?

We are working with employers to match them with vaccine providers. Please designate one representative from your workplace to contact us so that we can coordinate with your entire staff. That representative should call our call center at 303-220-9200 (option 2, option 1) and provide the following information about your workplace:

• Name, address, and county for your facility/agency
• Type of facility (primary care, specialty care, home care, etc.)
• Contact person with email and phone number
• Number of staff eligible for vaccine in phase 1

If you are a single practitioner with no office staff and no affiliation to an office, please contact our call center to provide more information about your role and the type of patient contact you have.

We will reach out to that designated staff member to match your workplace with a vaccine provider in one to six weeks. Healthcare workers in phase 1B can expect to receive their first dose of vaccine in January or February.

6. I’m an essential worker – how do I get my vaccine?

Essential workers will be vaccinated in Phase 1B after health care workers, EMS, firefighters, police, COVID-19 response personnel, correctional workers, funeral services, and individuals 70 and older. 

According to the state’s public health order, essential workers include:

• frontline workers
• state government workers
• frontline journalists

Vaccination for essential workers is expected to begin in March. Continue to check our vaccine page for more updates at www.tchd.org/COVIDVaccine.

7. What is the timeline for Phases 1A and 1B?

The current timeline and estimated number of persons statewide in each category is as follows:

1A – High risk health care workers (Dec/Jan) 76,000

1A – Long-term care facility staff and residents (Dec/Jan/Feb) 121,000

1B – Moderate risk health care workers and First Responders(Jan/Feb) 125,000

1B – People age 70+ (Jan/Feb) 562,000

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1B – Frontline essential workers 628,000 (We anticipate this to start by March 2021)

1B – Essential officials from executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government.

1B – Essential frontline journalists.

8. What phase are we in right now?

Colorado is still in phase 1 of the vaccine plan. Vaccines are being administered to healthcare workers in phase 1A and 1B and individuals 70 years and older.

9. I’m not included in phase 1 – when will I get my vaccine?

Vaccinations in phase 2 are expected to begin in the Spring of 2021. Phase 3 is expected to begin in the Summer of 2021. 

Vaccination for essential workers is expected to begin in March. Continue to check our vaccine page for more updates at www.tchd.org/COVIDVaccine.

10. How do I become a vaccine provider?

The state is enrolling all vaccine providers. For more information visit the state’s website.