Who Is Eligible For The Latest Round Of COVID-19 Vaccines?

More Coloradans will now be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 1B.4, which begins Friday (Mar. 19).

According to state health officials, people 50 or older will be among those now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The new phase is expected to vaccinate about 2.5 million more Coloradans.

The following groups are among those eligible to receive the vaccine under Phase 1B.4:

• People 50 and older
• Student-facing higher education faculty and staff
• Frontline essential workers in food/restaurant services, manufacturing, U.S. Postal Service, public transit and specialized transportation, public health and human services
• Faith leaders
• Direct care providers for people experiencing homelessness
• Frontline essential journalists
• Continuity of local government
• Continuation of operations for state government
• Adults who received a placebo during a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
• People 16-49 with one high-risk health condition

In addition, those that have the following high-risk health conditions also qualify to get the vaccine:

• Cancer that required treatment in the last month
• Chronic kidney disease
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Diabetes (other than gestational diabetes)
• Down syndrome
• Heart failure, cardiomyopathies, coronary heart disease, or severe heart defects since birth
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Sickle cell disease
• An organ transplant
• Disabilities that require home care
• Disabilities that prevent mask-wearing
• Moderate or severe asthma
• Cerebrovascular disease (conditions that affect the brain’s blood supply)
• Cystic fibrosis
• High blood pressure
• Weakened immune system due to a bone marrow transplant, immune-suppressing medications, or other causes
• HIV
• Neurologic conditions, including dementia
• Liver disease
• Pulmonary fibrosis (damaged or scarred lungs)
• Thalassemia (genetic disorder with abnormal red blood cells, which carry oxygen)

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), over 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have already been both distributed and administered across the state; over 791,000 Coloradans are considered fully immunized.

Check out where and how to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Fort Collins here.

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