Boulder County's Phase 1 Of Vaccine Distribution: Update

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Boulder County Public Health has issued a survey that aims to connect outpatient health care workers — those who are providing direct patient care — with vaccination clinics, as more vaccines become available.

“First responders, including firefighters, emergency services, and law enforcement officers are also part of Phase 1 since they are on the frontlines every day protecting us,” said Indira Gujral, Boulder County Public Health Communicable Disease and Emergency Management division manager.

“We are partnering with the Boulder County and Longmont offices of emergency management to coordinate vaccine clinics for these groups.”

Most other Boulder County residents will get their COVID-19 vaccinations in the spring and summer from one of 12 national pharmacy chains, officials said. A federal pharmacy partnership program will "help to remove the burden of providing vaccination from under-resourced local public health agencies," county officials said.

“By providing the vaccine through this pharmacy partnership in the spring and summer when there is greater supply, more people will be able to get the vaccine faster,” Gujral said.

“This will help preserve public health resources for disease investigations, contact tracing, data analysis, enforcement and prevention activities.”

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When more vaccine doses become available during Phases 2 and 3 in the spring and summer, local health care providers will be invited to enroll in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Vaccination Program, so they can provide the vaccine to their patients, county officials said.

"Invitations to enroll will be based on the critical populations health care providers serve and where they fit within Colorado’s Phased Implementation Plan," Boulder County Public Health said in a news release.

To enroll as a vaccine provider, the health care provider must:

• Be credentialed/licensed in Colorado to possess or administer vaccines or provide vaccination services
• Sign and agree to the conditions in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement
• Fully complete the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Provider Profile Form for each location where COVID-19 vaccine will be administered, even if owned under a larger corporate or parent organization

To express interest in becoming a vaccine provider, healthcare providers must complete a interest form. Providers can email cdphe_covidvax@state.co if they have questions about registration, enrollment or onboarding.

>> You can complete the COVID-19 Outpatient Healthcare Worker Vaccination Notification survey here.