Bonnie Albrecht, REHS, CP-FS, Gilpin County Public Health. Gilpin County is now in Phase 1A AND Phase 1B of administering the Covid-19 vaccinations.

The following Gilpin County residents are now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine:

1A - Highest-risk health care workers and individuals:

• People who have direct contact with Covid-19 patients for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.

• Long-term care facility staff and residents. 

1B - Coloradans age 70+, moderate-risk health care workers, first responders, frontline essential workers:

• Health care workers with less direct contact with Covid-19 patients (e.g. home health, hospice, pharmacy, dental, etc.) and EMS.

• Firefighters, police, Covid-19 response personnel, correctional workers, and funeral services.

• People age 70 and older.

To register for an appointment to receive the Covid-19 vaccination, please call 303-515-4342 Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Once you are registered Gilpin County Public Health will contact you directly to schedule your appointment. If there is no answer, please leave a message and we will return your call within 24 business hours. 

For vaccine FAQ’S visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine-faq.

(Originally published in the January 7, 2021, edition of The Mountain-Ear.)