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Kat Pitner receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine from Aspen Valley Hospital's registered nurse Erica Purcell at the Benedict Music Tent parking lot in Aspen, Colo. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Pitner has lived in Aspen since 1974. &quot;It feels awesome,&quot; Pitner said about receiving the vaccine. &quot;I so appreciate all of the people here getting this done.&quot; (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)

Colorado governor criticizes false promise of more vaccines

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Colorado Gov. explains vaccine access for adults 70 and up

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With Gov. Jared Polis, right, watching, Christy Ruffell, left, manager of clinic nursing standards at UCHealth Medical Center, gives an elbow-bump to Kevin Londrigan, center, a respiratory therapist at UCHealth Medical Center, before giving him the very first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Colorado at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Fort Collins, Colo. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)

Colorado guv urges patience on COVID vaccination campaign

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Colorado state employees to get paid family medical leave

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Jeremy Hulsker, right, a registered nurse at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, gives a thumbs-up after receiving the first COVID-19 vaccine from Tamera Dunseth-Rosenbaum, center, chief nursing officer for UCHealth Memorial Hospital, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. About 20 health care workers from UCHealth were vaccinated at the Memorial Administration Building. ICU nurse Cindy Ramberg, left, applauds and afterward became the second person in El Paso County to get the vaccine. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Colorado receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccines than expected

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FILE—This Oct. 15, 2020, file photo shows Colorado Governor Jared Polis, back, looking on as First Gentleman Marlon Reis speaks during a news conference in downtown Denver. The governor's office has released a statement that Reis is in the hospital because of worsening symptoms from COVID-19. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado first gentleman discharged from COVID hospital stay

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FILE—This Oct. 15, 2020, file photo shows Colorado Governor Jared Polis, back, looking on as First Gentleman Marlon Reis speaks during a news conference in downtown Denver. The governor's office has released a statement that Reis is in the hospital because of worsening symptoms from COVID-19. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado’s first gentleman in hospital for COVID-19 symptoms

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FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo, members of the Colorado House of Representatives toil as lawmakers try to wrap up the 2020 session in the State Capitol in Denver. In an effort to keep Colorado residents fed and employed this winter, Colorado's Legislature concluded a special session Wednesday, Dec. 2, by passing bills offering assistance to restaurants and food pantries struggling to keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic. This week's session, called by Gov. Jared Polis, also passed bills creating and expanding several grant programs to improve internet access for students, assist childcare providers and aid individuals struggling to pay their utility and housing bills. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado lawmakers OK COVID-19 aid, say more is needed

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020 file photo Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington. Fauci, warned during a virtual news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, that Colorado is not alone in seeing a spike in cases and pleaded with people not to travel or gather in large groups. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

Fauci, Colorado Gov. Polis warn of coronavirus surge

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In this file photo, Colorado Governor Jared Polis wears a face mask as he leaves after a news conference about the state's response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Denver. Mr. Polis has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a statement released Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Colorado governor tests positive for coronavirus

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a news conference about the state's response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor quarantining after COVID-19 exposure

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Chad MacKenzie, right, hands a frozen turkey to Mike Brumbaugh, both volunteers from Vail, Colo., to give to a motorist as part of a &quot;Banquet in a Box&quot; from the Denver Rescue Mission as the Thanksgiving Day feasts are distributed in a parking lot at Empower Field at Mile High early Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Denver. More than 3,000 of the boxes filled with the ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner were handed out through the rescue mission and the Denver Broncos. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor: Defiant restaurants could lose licenses

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Colorado Gov allows hospitals to transfer, deny patients

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A lease sign hangs on the window of a shuttered casino along Main Street Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in the gaming town of Central City, Colo. The building has been vacant for several years since the casino's closure. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor sets start for COVID-19 special session

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FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference about the state's rapid increase in coronavirus cases in Denver. Polis has announced a special COVID-19 legislative session to discuss a $220 million stimulus package to aid bars, restaurants, tenants, landlords and students. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado governor calls special session for COVID-19 relief

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Governor outlines hospital response as coronavirus surges

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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis holds up a face mask featuring the state's new advertising campaign to encourage residents to protect against COVID-19 during a news conference in Denver. Polis is telling lawmakers his $35 billion budget request for the next fiscal year aims to ease residents' suffering this winter because of the coronavirus and position the state for a long-term post-pandemic recovery. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Polis: Proposed budget will ease suffering, set up recovery

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Colorado sees new virus orders amid hospitalization increase

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Visitor comply with the face mask mandate due to the coronavirus as they enter the Denver Zoo early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado coronavirus hospitalizations reach highest level

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Colorado governor unveils state budget plan amid pandemic

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