/ Peggy Sandford (right) poses for a photo with her grandchildren outside of her independent living facility in Longmont. Sandford's daughter, Claire, has been trying to get her mother an appointment for vaccines for almost two weeks with no luck. Claire Sandford had been looking forward to the news for almost a year. Colorado was expanding the group of residents eligible to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, which included her 88-year-old mother, Peggy. Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement on Dec. 30, moving people 70-and-older farther ahead in the state’s prioritization plan along with first responders, “moderate-risk” health care workers and teachers.