Today, Governor Polis provided an update on the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest on Colorado’s vaccine distribution and administration plan, rolled out earlier this week.
To ensure that not one dose of the vaccine goes to waste, the State will be sending a letter to all the hospitals and facilities who have enrolled as Phase 1 providers to guarantee that they are prepared to administer the vaccine within 72 hours of receiving it.
The ability to quickly vaccinate prioritized populations and report those doses as administered is paramount to Colorado’s ability to receive future allocations of COVID-19 vaccines.
Yesterday, the FDA Advisory Panel, made up of independent scientific experts, infectious disease doctors, and statisticians, formally recommended that the FDA approve the Pfizer vaccine, which means we are one step closer to final approval.
Currently, the State is working to get vaccines to every Coloradan in the state who wants one:
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Our first shipment from Pfizer will include 46,800 doses and could arrive as soon as this weekend.
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We expect the second shipment to have 95,600 doses.
With the vaccine arriving in Colorado soon, the Governor reminded Coloradans that we are another step closer toward ending the crisis brought on by this once-in-a-century pandemic, but we must redouble our efforts to wear masks and avoid socializing these next few weeks.
