Mayor Hancock, Denver officials pushing to prioritize homeless residents in vaccine distribution
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and last updated 2021-02-08 22:32:31-05
DENVER â Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver officials are continuing to advocate for accelerated COVID-19 vaccine availability for people experiencing homelessness.
The Denver Joint Task Force â made up of representatives from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, the Denver Department of Housing Stability, Denver Public Health at Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and other Homeless Leadership Council providers â sent a memo to state officials last week urging "the adoption of a location-based prioritization strategy to vaccinate homeless residents."