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A new schedule and grouping for COVID-19 phase 1B.4 vaccines is expected to begin around March 21 and people 50 years of age or older will be among those vaccinated, according to the state.
The new phase, announced Friday by Governor Jared Polis, is expected to vaccinate around 2.5 million Coloradans.
Phase 1B.4 will include:
- People aged 50 and over
- Faculty and higher education staff in contact with students
- Essential frontline workers in food and restaurant services, manufacturing, the US Postal Service, mass transit and specialty transportation, public health and human services
- Heads of faith
- Primary direct care providers for people experiencing homelessness
- Essential frontline journalists
- Continuity of local government
- Continuation of operations for the state government
- Adults who received a placebo in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
- People aged 16 to 49 with a high-risk health problem
Governor Jared Polis also advanced the timeline of when the general public can expect to start having access to COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, from summer to late April or early May.
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PHASE 1B.3: Who is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as of March 5?
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