Cyndee Durand, a volunteer for Summit County Public Health, fills vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the county's vaccine distribution drive-thru on Thursday, Jan. 14. County officials say they’re ready to vaccinate educators and people who are age 65 or older.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect comments from Summit School District spokesperson Mikki Grebetz.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced on Friday, Jan. 29, that pre-K through 12th grade educators and people who are at least 65 years old will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Feb. 8.
Until Feb. 8, the state will continue vaccinating the currently eligible group — people who are 70 years and older, health care workers and first responders. Although 90% of health care workers have been vaccinated, the state still hasn’t reached its goal of vaccinating 70% of the 70-and-older population.