A new schedule and grouping for the COVID-19 vaccines, Phase 1B.4, is scheduled to start around March 21 and people aged 50 and over will be among those vaccinated, according to the state.
The new phase, announced Friday by Governor Jared Polis, is expected to vaccinate about 2.5 million coloradans.
Phase 1B.4 will include:
- People aged 50 and over
- Higher education teachers and staff for students
- Essential frontline workers in food / restaurant services, manufacturing, US postal service, public transport and specialized transport, public health and human services
- Religious leaders
- Essential frontline caregivers for homeless people
- Essential frontline journalists
- Continuity of local government
- Continuation of state government operations
- Adults who received a placebo during a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine
- People aged 16 to 49 with a high-risk health condition
On Friday, Governor Jared Polis also postponed the schedule for when the general public can expect to start having access to the COVID-19 vaccines, from summer to late April or early May.
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PHASE 1B.3: Who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from March 5?