GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The ongoing discord between federal and Colorado state directives surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine has left many Coloradans wondering if they can even get the shot as we approach COVID and flu season. The answer to that question is yes, depending on which Colorado pharmacy you go to. To understand why, let's rewind to June, when the US Department of Health and Human Services, run by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., terminated the sitting Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), who make recommendations on the safety and efficacy of vaccines to the CDC.

Without that recommendation, pharmacies weren't willing to dole out the COVID-19 vaccine for anyone who didn't meet the recently limited FDA standards, which now only include people over 65, o

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