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COVID In Colorado: Denver Health Expects First Vaccine Shipment Mid-December

The information was contained in a bulletin sent to hospital employees this week.

(CBS News)

By Brian Maass

November 25, 2020

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DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Health has told employees it is expecting to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment in mid-December with its health care workers getting the shots first. The information was contained in a bulletin sent to hospital employees this week and obtained by CBS4.

According to the internal communication, “Once one or both of these vaccines are approved, Denver Health expects to receive the first shipments of vaccine in mid-December. We will have very limited supplies at first.”

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The three page memo goes on to say the specifics of the vaccine distribution process are being developed, but “healthcare workers will be initially prioritized for vaccination.”

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