and last updated 2021-01-30 03:16:40-05 News5 spoke with Dr. Eric France, the chief medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), to learn more about how this decision was made. Dr. France said after assessing current vaccination progress, it was time to start thinking about which groups of people ought to be next. "We just feel like it's time to give the kids a break. And it's time to elevate the importance of family and children, and make them a priority area. It's as much an economic and social and community prioritization, as it is health," said Dr. France.