Kaiser Permanente is postponing COVID-19 vaccination clinics planned in the Front Range over the weekend, after meteorologists warned that Denver could cover up to 20 inches of snow.
The health system is expected to vaccinate 10,000 people at clinics on Saturday and Sunday, but said it is currently rescheduling the appointments for next week.
Kaiser’s medical offices are still available for normal office hours, although the provider said on Wednesday that it “closely monitors the situation and will adjust if necessary.”
“To ensure the safety of our patients and the communities we serve, we have decided to postpone the COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend,” Kaiser said in a statement.
The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a winter storm watch that will run from late Friday to late Sunday night, predicting heavy snowfall – 12 to 20 inches of accumulation in Denver – and winds as high as 35 km / h.
Kaiser is the first provider to cancel vaccinations this weekend.
UCHealth has not planned any appointments yet, but will notify people if any appointments change. Paula Freund, spokeswoman, did not plan an outdoor mass clinic to be offered this weekend, although it does offer appointments seven days a week.
The looming snow is not expected to affect the state’s total supply of COVID-19 vaccine.
Gabi Johnston, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health and Environment, received Gabi Johnston, a spokeswoman for the state department, in Colorado in the reception each week between Monday and Wednesday.
The state has already received 202, 230 total doses of vaccine from the three manufacturers of the shots: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Another 50,740 doses were expected from Pfizer and Moderna on Wednesday.