During a January 14 press conference, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock expressed frustration over the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations, particularly among communities of color and other vulnerable demographics and new statistics from Denver Public Health underscore his concerns.
The first vaccines arrived in Colorado on December 14, just over a month ago. Phase 1A of the vaccination program, which focuses in part on residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted-living centers, is supposed to be nearing completion, while phase 1B, prioritizing those ages seventy and above, is beginning.
A breakdown on DPH s Denver COVID-19 Data Summary page, however, shows that not a single person age seventy and older has been inoculated for the first time in several of Denver s 78 official neighborhoods and in 53 of them, fewer than fifty people in that age group have gotten their initial shots. Moreover, the neighborhoods with the most vaccinations, including a higher-than-average perce
Denver has been given the okay to take part in Colorado s 5 Star State Certification Program, Mayor Michael Hancock announced during a January 14 press conference about the city s COVID-19 response. Being certified for the program allows qualifying restaurants and businesses to operate at Level Yellow capacity levels; they re currently stuck at Level Orange. However, Hancock and other officials say that pre-certification can t begin quite yet because the city needs to set up the proper infrastructure, and in any event, the restrictions will remain where they are until Denver achieves Level Orange case counts for a week. And right now, the number of infections is actually growing again following the recent holidays.
Denver asks for more control over vaccine distribution
Denver was also approved for the state s 5 Star Certification program, and businesses can begin to precertify. Author: Wilson Beese (9NEWS), Janet Oravetz (9News) Published: 9:39 AM MST January 14, 2021 Updated: 6:55 PM MST January 14, 2021
DENVER The City of Denver is asking President-elect Joe Biden to give local governments more access and control for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Michael Hancock said during an update Thursday.
Hancock and other mayors sent a letter to Biden asking for the change and said their cities can help the administration meet the goal to vaccinate 100 million people during his first 100 days in office.