Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the Moderna vaccine  and the Janssen vaccine have received final approval and related guidance. Others by Astrazeneca/Oxford Biomedical are expected later in the spring.

Learn more here.

See The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine here. 

See The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for the Moderna vaccine here. 

See The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for the Janssen vaccine here. 

See the CDC's "What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine" slide deck. 

Stay up-to-date with the FDA on the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Visit the American Medical Association Vaccine Resource Center and view their vaccine webinar series produced in partnership with the FDA and CDC, "What Physicians Need to Know". 

Action Steps for physicians to recieve a vaccine:

1. Credentialed with a hospital? Search your email including junk folders for an invitation from your local hospital.
2. NOT credientialed with a hospital? CDPHE has put together a great resource page that is updated in-real-time that will connect you to health systems and health department resources that can get you scheduled for a vaccine. Although the header says "How to contact providers (for Coloradans 70+)", this vaccine scheduling resource page is for all people who are eligible for the vaccine in phase 1a and phase 1b. Click here to view CDPHE's "Vaccine for Coloradoans" page.

If you have been unable to access a vaccine, please contact membership@cms.org.

We encourage you to contact us with updates by emailing membership@cms.org. 

Action Steps for physicians to direct their communtiy of patients to recieve a vaccine:

All Coloradoans now have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. If your patients have questions about where they can receive a vaccine, please direct them to the following resources:

• CDPHE website—continue to look here for updates, specifically “Where can I get vaccinated?” You can view and access vaccine scheduling by county.
• Colorado COVID-19 “vaccine finders and spotters”-- Recently, there have been several incredible search engines developed that will help identify available appointments. This is a great tool for you to share with your patient community. Both tools provided below allow you to filter your search by zip code, distance willing to travel, vaccine type and more. Please view, use and share this as a resource if your patient community is having trouble finding an available vaccine appointment.
  • Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Spotter
  • Vaccine Finder

All Coloradoans will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, April 2nd. 

Learn more about phases here and allocations here.

The first group of providers to vaccinate the Phase 1 recipients has been identified. The state/local health departments are recruiting vaccine providers for Phase 2 & 3 that meet certain requirements including signing the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement. Learn more here and enroll by contacting cdphe_covidvax@state.co.us

Are you an independent provider? View the entire resource page on the CDPHE website and fill out the survey here.

You can also view this fact sheet provided by the FDA. 

For other resources, please click here to view the COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for medical centers, clinics and clinicians provided by the CDC.  

Emergency Regulation 20-E-17 Concerning Coverage and Reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccines - The Division of Insurance has directed all Colorado-regulated health insurance carriers to cover all FDA approved COVID-19 vaccines and administration costs at 100% with no cost-sharing to the covered person. Carriers must reimburse out-of-network providers who administer the COVID-19 vaccine. You can read the full DOI regulation here. 

All Colroadoans will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Friday, April 2nd. 

For resources to help guide patients through the efficacy of the vaccine please view CDPHE's COVID-19 vaccine toolkit. We have also partnered with the national Ad Council's It's Up To You social media campaign. To view and download these resources, please click here. 

CDPHE has also launched a new call center for the public to ask questions specifically about the COVID-19 vaccine. Please direct your patients to call 1-877- CO VAX CO to get their questions answered. 

Please continue to view the Vaccine for Coloradans page and scroll down to "How to contact providers" to understand how to best schedule your vaccine.

Do your patients have questions about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine? You can also view patient FAQs from the American Medical Association here.