Video: Governor Polis Welcomes 1st Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine & is Present as Health Care Workers Receive the Vaccine

DENVER- Gov. Polis and state officials welcomed Colorado’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipment and administered the first vaccines yesterday. 

Frontline health care heroes at UC Health Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins and at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs were among the first to receive this vaccine in Colorado. Governor Jared Polis signed for and received the first shipment of the vaccine yesterday at the State Lab in Denver. The Governor was joined by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff, CDPHE incident commander Scott Bookman, Dr. Rachel Herlihy, State of Colorado Lead Epidemiologist, and Brigadier General Scott Sherman, Dir. of Joint Vaccine Task Force and the Colorado National Guard.  

Here is a video of the COVID vaccine arrival and vaccine administration.

Helpful resources: 

• For more information visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine
• For frequently asked questions visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine-faq 
• Press kit for vaccine arrival, administration and video

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