Dr. Dave Hnida: Healthy Coloradans May Be Looking At A Yearlong Wait After COVID Vaccine Arrives

From CBS Denver:

By Raetta Holdman

October 20, 2020

(CBS4) – The State of Colorado has outlined a plan on how to distribute a coronavirus vaccine, once one becomes available. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida weighed in on the plan during his weekly chat with CBSN Denver’s Makenzie O’Keefe.

“Our state is pretty much in line with what many other states are doing,” he said. “They have prioritized who should get vaccines. The reason for setting priority is the fact we’re not going to have vaccine for everybody.”

He points out starting on day one there simply will not be enough of the vaccine for everyone. The state has set up a tier system that also includes subgroups so the total division works out to about 16 groups.

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