DENVER (KDVR) — As Colorado prepares to receive the first shipment of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, we now know where the first doses will go. A distribution plan was released on Friday.

The Pfizer vaccine requires ultra cold freezers for storage. The state named 16 locations that can accommodate the deep freezer temperatures. The first shipment will be 46,800 doses.

Moderna’s vaccine does not require the super cold temperatures and can be distributed easier in rural areas across the state. The shipment of 95,600 doses are expected as the second in line to distribute.

It is expected the state will receive weekly allocations from the federal government, once the vaccines are given emergency approval by the FDA. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and local health departments have a preliminary schedule to manage a phased distribution.

Allocation from the government has been determined by population. The state’s distribution schedule was determined by surveying facilities’ needs for phase 1.

Health care workers at local hospitals without the ability to store the vaccine will receive the first doses allocated by the local health department.

State’s distribution plan for first COVID-19 vaccine shipments

The Colorado health department released this plan for allocating the first expected shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. This list was released Friday morning, Dec. 11.

* These locations are also serving as hubs and will help us distribute vaccine to other locations. The amount of vaccine listed in this table for these locations is the amount they will administer themselves, not the amount they will distribute to other facilities. This table reflects the final destinations of all doses in the first two vaccine shipments.

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