COVID-19 Vaccine
Distribution status: Phase 2
We are providing vaccines to Colorado residents 18 and older.
Scheduling for ages 16 and 17 will be available on May 3.
How to get the COVID-19 vaccine
To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine, please use My Health Connection, UCHealth’s online patient portal, to see available appointments. You do not need to be a UCHealth patient in order to get a vaccine. Please be patient; because of high demand, it may take several weeks before appointments are widely available. We will be adding new appointment times every day around 9 a.m., so if you don’t find times that work for you, please check back the next day.
- Log in to My Health Connection and click on Appointments > Schedule Appointment.
- If you do not have a My Health Connection account or are new to UCHealth, create a My Health Connection account to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine.
- If you don’t have access to or are unable to use a computer or smartphone, call:
UCHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline: 720.462.2255
(Español: 844.945.2508)
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- Monday through Friday – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An appointment is required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Please plan to check in online prior to your appointment. At that time, you will be asked to provide or confirm your insurance information. While we will bill your insurance company for administration of the vaccine, patients will not receive a bill from UCHealth. If you do not use online check-in, please bring your insurance card to your appointment.
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Get answers to your COVID-19 vaccine questions
These questions and answers are updated as new information is available.
The COVID-19 vaccine: When, where, and who?
When will the vaccine be available:
UCHealth is currently providing COVID-19 vaccines for Colorado residents age 18 and older. We will open general scheduling to Colorado residents age 16 and 17 on May 3.
COVID-19 vaccine safety
How do we know COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
Clinical trials are evaluating COVID-19 vaccines in tens of thousands of study participants. Information from these trials will allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide how safe and effective they are. Ongoing, long-term monitoring will continue as it does for all vaccine development. No steps in the normal vaccine development process have been skipped or shortened.
Will the findings of the COVID-19 vaccine trials be made public and reviewed by independent experts?
All phase 3 clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are overseen by an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). This board acts across all of the trials for all of the sponsors. The FDA and vaccine manufacturers are releasing data from their trials publicly.
Did the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials include people of color?
COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Who is UCHealth currently vaccinating?
We are working to distribute the vaccine as fast as possible and we appreciate your patience. At the current rate of vaccine shipments, we expect it will take some time before we are able to offer a vaccination appointment to everyone who wants one.
UCHealth is currently providing COVID-19 vaccines for Colorado residents age 18 or older. We will open general scheduling to Colorado residents age 16 and 17 on May 3.
How do I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine, please use My Health Connection, UCHealth’s online patient portal, to see available appointments. You do not need to be a UCHealth patient in order to get a vaccine.
Because of high demand, it may take several weeks before appointments are widely available. We will be adding new appointment times every day around 9 a.m., so if you don’t find times that work for you, please check back the next day.
- Log in to My Health Connection and click on Appointments > Schedule Appointment. From a computer, you can also click “COVID-19 Scheduling” in the Quick Links section on your right.
- If you don’t have a My Health Connection account or are new to UCHealth, create a My Health Connection account to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine.
- If you don’t have access to or are unable to use a computer or smartphone, call:
UCHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline: 720.462.2255
(Español: 844.945.2508)
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- Monday through Friday – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Can I walk in and get a COVID-19 vaccination?
No, an appointment is required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We cannot accept walk-ins.
I received a notification to schedule my vaccination, by my spouse didn’t. Can my spouse get vaccinated when I come in for my appointment?
Not at this time. Currently, we do not have enough vaccine doses to offer it to everyone. An appointment is required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. We cannot accept walk-ins. Your spouse should use My Health Connection, UCHealth’s online patient portal, to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine.
I missed my appointment for my second dose of the vaccine. What should I do?
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines both require a second dose. It is important to get your second dose within 42 days of your first dose, and we strongly recommend that you get both doses of the vaccine to help stop the spread of COVID-19 variants.
Appointment times are very limited. Please make every attempt to keep your originally scheduled appointment. If you fail to keep your originally scheduled appointment, there may not be any availability for rescheduling.
Please use My Health Connection, UCHealth’s online patient portal, to reschedule your COVID-19 vaccine. Please be patient; because of high demand, it may take several weeks before appointments are widely available. We will be adding new appointment times every day around 9 a.m., so if you don’t find times that work for you, please check back the next day.
- Log in to My Health Connection and click on Appointments > Schedule Appointment.
- If you do not have a My Health Connection account or are new to UCHealth, create a My Health Connection account to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine.
- If you don’t have access to or are unable to use a computer or smartphone, call:
UCHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline: 720.462.2255
(Español: 844.945.2508)
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- Monday through Friday – 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
How can I cancel my appointment?
Please go to your My Health Connection account to cancel your appointment. If you are unable to cancel it in My Health Connection, call the UCHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 720.462.2255 for assistance.
How can I reschedule my appointments?
If you need to reschedule, you need to cancel your appointments in My Health Connection first and then complete the scheduling steps again.
Please note: Appointment times are very limited. Please make every attempt to keep your originally scheduled appointment. If you cancel, there may not be any availability for rescheduling so please only do so if necessary. This will cancel both appointments.
Once I’m vaccinated, where can I find my vaccination record?
If you receive the COVID-19 vaccine through UCHealth, “Your COVID-19 Information” page will show your vaccination record. It will also show the results of any COVID-19 nasal swab or antibody tests you have had at UCHealth.
- My Health Connection mobile app: Click “Your COVID-19 Information” on the home screen.
- My Health Connection desktop: Go to “Tools”, then select “Your COVID-19 Information”.
How can I get help getting to or from my vaccination appointment?
See transportation services below.
* We will continue to update this list as more resources and regions are added.
IntelliRide (Medicaid-reimbursed ride; Region: Any location in Colorado)
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- If you have active Medicaid benefits, call IntelliRide to schedule a ride to your appointment. You must schedule your ride at least 2 business days in advance.
- Call: 303.398.2155
Elder Concierge (Self-pay, all ages, Region: Metro Denver)
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- Elder Concierge will take you to and from appointments for walk-in or drive thru clinics. Cost is $65 an hour (self-pay only) within the Metro Denver region. Call to schedule.
- Call: 720.569.1005
Via Transport (No cost ride for ages 60+, Region: Denver/Boulder)
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- Rides available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Call Via Transport to get registered in the system and schedule a ride. Rides are available Monday through Friday in the Denver/Boulder area, and can be used for walk-in or drive thru clinics.
- Call: 303.444.3043
Access-a-Ride through RTD (No cost ride for members, Region: Metro Denver)
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- If you are an Access-a-Ride member, you can call and schedule a ride to any walk-in vaccine clinic in the Metro Denver area.
- Call: 303.292.6560
Envida (Medicaid reimbursed ride, Region: Colorado Springs)
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- If you are a Health First Colorado (Medicaid) client, call Envida to schedule a ride to your appointment.
- Call: 719.633.4677
COVID-19 vaccine and your health
How much will a COVID-19 vaccine reduce the risks or complications of COVID-19?
Early results from clinical trials have shown that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may be 94 to 95 percent effective after the second dose in preventing COVID-19 for those who have been vaccinated. The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has shown to be 66 percent effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19, 28 days after vaccination.
Based on what we know about vaccines for other diseases, experts believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine may help keep you from getting very sick, even if you do get COVID-19. Getting vaccinated may also protect the people around you, especially those at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines require 2 doses. Will I have any protection after the first dose?
Clinical trials have shown the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may provide limited protection after 1 dose. These vaccines require 2 doses for full protection.
After I get the vaccine, how long does it take before I have full protection?
For the Pzifer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, clinical trials reported efficacy (how well the vaccine prevented COVID-19) beginning at 1 week after the second dose. In those trials, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines prevented 94 to 95 percent of COVID-19 cases 14 days after the second dose, compared to control groups of people who received a placebo.
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine requires one dose. The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has shown to be 66 percent effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19, 28 days after vaccination.
Can I get COVID-19 even after getting the vaccine?
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines require 2 doses. It often takes a few weeks for the body to build immunity after getting the vaccine. That means a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after getting the vaccine and get sick. This is because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide protection.
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