List: Where Colorado’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipments are going

The Colorado Department of Public Health has released its initial distribution plan for the COVID-19 vaccines that are expected to come to Colorado through the rest of December.

The first shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines are expected to begin arriving next week and the following week, respectively. CDPHE will then distribute the doses to the following facilities.

Gov. Jared Polis said earlier this week that Colorado is getting a little under 47,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and about 96,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine in the next two weeks. He said the state expects regular shipments of the vaccine after that.

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the locations that will store the vaccine were chosen because they can "store, monitor, and handle vaccines in ultra-cold temperatures (-60°C to -80°C), as well as their willingness to redistribute COVID-19 vaccines to other providers in the region."

The vaccine will be distributed in phases based on the following criteria from CDPHE.

In the winter, the vaccine will be aimed at healthcare workers and individuals, along with EMS, firefighters, police, correctional workers, and other first responders. In spring, the vaccine will be distributed to "higher-risk individuals and essential workers." The general public is expected to get access by summer, as long as supply chains are maintained.