AURORA | The state health department said Wednesday that a medical clinic that held dozens of COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout the metro region, including in Aurora, was improperly storing vaccines, and those who received doses then should be revaccinated.
Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice’s Family Medicine Clinic for Health Equity conducted 63 clinics between Feb. 21, 2021 and Jan. 16, 2022, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. At those clinics — which mostly took place in Aurora, Centennial, Denver, Englewood and Westminster — the agency said 1,810 adults and children 5-years-old and younger received COVID-19 vaccines.
During routine compliance checks in April, CDPHE said staff found “issues related to storage and handling of COVID-19 vaccines at off-site clinics.” The clinic’s staff did not use approved vaccine transport units or properly pack the vaccines. Temperature logging was also an issue. All three vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen (J&J) — were offered to patients at those clinics.
Vaccines that are not stored properly may be less effective in protecting against the novel coronavirus, leading state health officials to recommend people who received vaccines at the off-site clinics to get another dose.
“There are no negative side effects associated with receiving an invalid dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The only risk associated with an invalid dose is that it does not offer protection from COVID-19 the way a valid dose does, and the efficacy of the doses administered cannot be confirmed,” the agency said. “CDPHE encourages those affected to talk with their health care provider about any concerns or questions about revaccination, but it’s not required.”
CDPHE is notifying affected people by text message, phone, email and direct mail if contact information is available. People vaccinated at one of the Family Medicine clinics are also encouraged to email CDPHE with questions at cdphe_covidvax@state.co.us.
While the clinic’s pop-up clinics have been scrutinized, CDPHE officials said the clinic’s permanent location at 5250 Leetsdale Drive is “fully compliant.” The practice’s website says its mission is to “improve the health of Colorado’s immigrant communities.”
Affected clinic locations and dates, according to CDPHE, are:
02/27/2021
Stampede
2430 S. Havana St., Aurora, CO 80014
03/17/2021
Disciple Mission Church of Denver
8390 E. Hampden Ave, Aurora, CO 80231
03/21/0221
Denver Hamere Noah Kidane-Mihret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral Church
10801 E. Mississippi Ave. #3102, Aurora, CO 80012
03/27/2021
Stampede
2430 S. Havana St., Aurora, CO 80014
04/03/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy. Aurora, CO 80012
04/10/2021
Shri Shirdi SaiBaba Temple of Rockies
10250 E Easter Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
04/10/2021
Denver Sikh Gurudwara
7275 S. Lima St., Englewood, CO 80112
04/11/2021
Hindu Temple of the Rockies
7201 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112
04/14/2120
Disciple Mission Church of Denver
8390 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, CO 80231
04/15/2021
Shri Shirdi SaiBaba Temple of Rockies
10250 E. Easter Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
04/16/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
04/17/2021
New Life Church
15051 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, CO 80014
04/18/2021
Denver Hamere Noah Kidane-Mihret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral Church
10801 E. Mississippi Ave. #3102, Aurora, CO 80012
04/23/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
04/24/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
04/24/2021
Colorado Korean Association
2851 S. Parker, Aurora, CO 80014
04/25/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy. Aurora, CO 80012
04/30/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
05/01/2021
Stampede
2430 S Havana St., Aurora, CO 80014
05/02/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
05/07/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
05/08/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
05/09/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
05/14/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
05/15/2021
Shri Shirdi SaiBaba Temple of Rockies
10250 E. Easter Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
05/16/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
05/21/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
05/22/2021
Colorado Korean Association
2851 S. Parker, Aurora, CO 80014
05/23/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
05/26/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
05/28/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/02/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/04/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora CO 80012
06/06/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora CO 80012
06/09/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/11/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/12/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/12/2021
El Paseo Colorado
15200 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, CO 80011
06/13/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/18/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/19/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/20/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/23/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
06/26/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/27/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
06/30/2021
Second Chance Center & Zion Temple
224 Potomac St., Aurora, CO 80011
07/10/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
07/11/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
07/17/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
07/17/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
07/24/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
07/31/2021
Aurora Municipal Center
15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
10/16/2021
RCCG Dayspring Center
15801 E. Centretech Circle, Aurora, CO 80011
10/29/2021
Second Home Community Center
10730 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, CO 80014
11/11/2021
Denver Jewish Day School
2450 S. Wabash St., Denver, CO 80231
11/13/2021
Disciple Mission Church of Denver
8390 E. Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231
11/14/2021
Denver Sikh Gurudwara
7275 S. Lima St., Englewood, CO 80231
12/02/2021
Disciple Mission Church of Denver
8390 E. Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231
12/05/2021
Temple Emmanuel
51 Grape St., Denver, CO 80220
12/05/2021
Denver Sikh Gurudwara
7275 S. Lima St., Englewood, CO 80231
01/09/2022
H-Mart
5036 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster, CO 80031
01/09/2022
Denver Sikh Gurudwara
7275 S. Lima St. Englewood, CO 80231
01/16/2022
H-Mart
2751 S. Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80014
Why did it take the state so long to discover issues with this provider? Thousands of people could be impacted.
Any line to keep them coming back for more. I’m not playing this game.