Colorado goes to the new COVID-19 vaccination phase next week – but some will now wait longer – The Denver Post

Colorado goes to the new COVID-19 vaccination phase next week – but some will now wait longer – The Denver Post

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Coloradans 60 and older, grocery workers and people with two or more chronic health conditions may start getting the COVID-19 vaccine late next week, but state health officials are delaying vaccinations for restaurant workers and other essential workers who previously qualified for the next phase. of vaccinations.

Phase 1B.3 of the vaccination of the state begins on 5 March. These include:

  • People 60 and older
  • Frontline essential workers in food and agriculture, including grocery workers, meat packaging workers and agricultural processors
  • People 16 to 59 with two or more high-risk health conditions

Healthy people aged 60 to 64, now in phase 1B.3, were previously in phase 2, which is tentatively planned for spring.

Other essential workers who were previously in Phase 1B.3 are moving to a newly created Phase 1B.4, which should start around March 21st. The delay is necessary because of the restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccines, officials said.

“We have tackled this in a way that seeks to save most lives, and is fair, and end the pandemic,” said Gov. Jared Polis when announcing the changes at a news conference.

The new phase 1B.4 contains:

  • People 50 and older
  • Students facing faculty and higher education staff
  • Frontline essential workers in food / restaurant services, manufacturing, US Postal Service, public transportation and specialized transpiration, public health and human services
  • Faith Leaders
  • Frontline essential direct caregivers for homeless people
  • Frontline essential journalists
  • Continuity of local government
  • Continuation of activities for the state government
  • Adults receiving placebo during a clinical trial with the vaccine COVID-19
  • People 16-49 with another high risk health condition

The latest model report from the Colorado School of Public Health has estimated that about one person in every 194 is currently contagious, which is a significant improvement over the fall peak. If the current trend continues, Colorado could return to summer levels of cases and hospitalizations in April.

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