BOULDER Boulder County has submitted its application for 5-Star certification with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The business-variance program allows participating businesses to operate one level above Boulder County’s position on the statewide dial, provided that they demonstrate compliance with enhanced public-health guidelines and safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Locally, Broomfield and Larimer counties already have authorization for 5-Star programs. Weld County has not applied, but the city of Greeley, the city of Evans, the town of Windsor and the Greeley Area Chamber of Commerce have launched a program.
The Boulder County 5 Star Program Administrative Committee submitted its program application to the state Wednesday, having received support from required stakeholders, including Boulder County Public Health, Boulder County Commissioners, hospitals across the county, and law enforcement.
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Peggy Sandford (right) poses for a photo with her grandchildren outside of her independent living facility in Longmont. Sandford s daughter, Claire, has been trying to get her mother an appointment for vaccines for almost two weeks with no luck.
Claire Sandford had been looking forward to the news for almost a year.
Colorado was expanding the group of residents eligible to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, which included her 88-year-old mother, Peggy. Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement on Dec. 30, moving people 70-and-older farther ahead in the state’s prioritization plan along with first responders, “moderate-risk” health care workers and teachers.