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Colorado's revised vaccine distribution plan, released today:
Every Coloradan's vaccination records will be confidential and the state will not turn over any identifying info to the federal government, state officials are promising.
Polis on vaccinating prisoners: "Nobody is penalized because they're incarcerated and nobody is given any advantage because they're incarcerated."
How long with Colorado's phase 3 (general public) last?
Officials hope that group *starts* beings vaccinated in summer, but it's hard to give an ETA, state incident commander says.
Officials hope that group *starts* beings vaccinated in summer, but it's hard to give an ETA, state incident commander says.
My understanding is that if you live in a congregate housing setting such as a prison or homeless shelter and you do not have a high-risk condition that would qualify you for phase 1 and 2, you will be vaccinated in the same final phase with the rest of the general public.
Incarcerated people in Colorado were, in the initial state vaccine distribution plan, prioritized above the general public. In the state's new, revised plan, most incarcerated people are moved back to the final phase, which the governor last week signaled would happen.
Data tell us prisoners are inherently at higher risk than general public. That's something the governor hasn't acknowledged in recent remarks. With some exceptions, CO's new vaccine distribution plan makes no priority distinction between a prisoner 18-64 and a free person 18-64.
