Vaccinations in Pitkin County – Phase 1B

Pitkin County is currently in Phase 1B of the vaccination plan which includes health care workers at moderate risk, first responders and individuals 70 and older. It is anticipated to be late February before we move into the additional 1B groups outlined below. Please see below for detailed information and make sure to fill out the pre-registration form.

Until then, we encourage everyone to continue important disease prevention steps like staying home whenever possible, staying at least 6 feet away from and not gathering with those outside your home, wearing masks and washing hands.

View the Pitkin County Vaccine FAQs. Vaccine Infoline:  970-429-3363.

Who is eligible for Phase 1B?

• Individuals employed in Pitkin County
  • Healthcare workers with less direct COVID-19 patient contact
    • Home health providers
    • Dentists
    • Pharmacists 
    • EMS
  • First responders – Firefighters/police
  • Correctional workers
  • COVID-19 response personnel 
• Age 70 or older
  • Residents
  • Second-home owners and long-term renters

• Frontline essential workers including:
  • Education
  • Food and agriculture
  • Manufacturing
  • U.S. postal service
  • public transit and specialized transportation staff
  • Grocery
  • Public health,
  • Frontline essential human service workers
  • direct care providers for Coloradans experiencing homelessness.
• Essential officials from executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government.
• Essential front-line journalists

Pitkin County must complete vaccinations for the groups “above the line” before being able to move to the groups “below the line” in 1B. It is anticipated to be late February before we move into these additional categories for 1B.

Are you not included in the groups above? Take a look at the vaccination timeline to see when you’ll be eligible

Pre-Register for Your Vaccine

Remain Patient

When you are eligible (based on the Colorado state phased plan) and Pitkin County has vaccines to administer, you will be contacted via email to schedule an appointment

Get Informed

Please read through the Pitkin County Vaccine FAQs and check back regularly for updates on timing and doses received.

Stay Healthy

Vaccines save lives and so can you. Keep wearing a mask, social distancing and not gathering with anyone outside your home. 

COVID-19 Vaccines

Once a company develops a vaccine, it must go through a rigorous scientific testing process before it can be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA independently reviews the information from these tests to make sure the vaccine is safe and works well, and then decides whether it can be licensed and made available to the public.

Click below to learn about companies working on producing vaccines and different types of vaccines.

Pfizer

Pfizer FAQs

Moderna

Moderna FAQs

Astrazeneca

CDC Vaccine Profiles

Safety & Effectiveness

Vaccine Development

Are vaccines safe?

How do vaccines work?

Benefits of getting the vaccine

The Process of Getting Vaccinated

When can I get vaccinated?

Vaccination Process

Side Effects vs. Adverse Effects

After Vaccination Health Checker

Your Questions Answered

Vaccine Fast Facts

Pitkin County Vaccine FAQs

CDPHE Vaccine FAQs

We expect that the initial supply of vaccine(s) will be very limited for several months. This means that a vaccine will not be immediately available to everyone who wants one. To be as fair and efficient with distribution as possible, the state has developed a phased approach to vaccine distribution to save lives and end the crisis that has been brought on by the pandemic as quickly as possible. By vaccinating people who are most likely to get COVID-19 first, we can keep more Coloradans safe.

Colorado is currently in Phase 1B and will move into Phases 2 and 3 when all of Phase 1 is complete.

See which phase Colorado is currently in and how many vaccine doses have been administered at the Colorado COVID-19 Vaccination Data Dashboard.

View the list of facilities that will receive the first two vaccine shipments (only for frontline health care workers). (Español)

Phase 1 – Winter

1A:

Highest-risk health care workers and individuals:

• People who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.
• Long-term care facility staff and residents.

1B:

Coloradans age 70+, moderate-risk health care workers, first responders, front-line essential workers, and continuity of state government:

Current Phase

• Health care workers with less direct contact with COVID-19 patients (e.g. home health, hospice, pharmacy, dental, etc.) and EMS.
• Firefighters, police, COVID-19 response personnel, correctional workers, and funeral services.
• People age 70 and older.

• Front-line essential workers in education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, U.S. postal service, public transit and specialized transportation staff, grocery, and public health, frontline essential human service workers, and direct care providers for Coloradans experiencing homelessness.
• Essential officials from executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government.
• Essential front-line journalists

Phase 2 – Spring

Higher-risk individuals and other essential workers:

• People age 60-69.
• People age 16-59 with obesity, diabetes, chronic lung disease, significant heart disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer, or are immunocompromised.
• Other essential workers and continuity of local government.
• Adults who received a placebo during a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.

Phase 3 – Summer

The General Public

• Anyone age 16-59

*Timeline subject to change based on supply chain. Prioritization subject to change based on data, science, availability.

Vaccines must go through a detailed scientific evaluation before pharmaceutical companies can submit them to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval.

People volunteer to take part in clinical research studies. Each clinical trial emphasizes safety of the vaccine on people.

As the research moves through to the next phase, the group of volunteers becomes bigger to include more diversity in people and circumstances.  

A diverse group of people volunteered to participate in every phase of the clinical trials, including populations disproportionately impacted due to generations of systemic inequities.

The FDA requires that all vaccines undergo this rigorous scientific process, including three phases of clinical trials, before they will authorize or approve the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccines are subject to the same safety standards as other vaccine trials.

Additionally, two independent advisory committees – FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee and CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices – will also review a vaccine’s safety data before it is made available to the public.