The residents and staff at more than 90% of Colorado’s long-term care facilities have received their first COVID vaccine dose, with the entire effort set to be finished by the end of February.

The rollout is a joint, federally managed effort by CVS and Walgreens. The pharmacy giants reported that 96% of the state’s skilled nursing facilities and 92% of assisted-living facilities will have completed their first shot by early February, a spokesperson for the state said in an email. Ninety-seven percent has been completed as of Friday.

The state has also been taking a more active role in dishing out the doses, after Gov. Jared Polis suggested officials here were frustrated with the pace taken by the pharmacies. The spokesperson said 13 facilities have asked the state to administer their doses, with several more still pending. 

Colorado’s long-term care facilities have been battered during the pandemic; even as the pandemic’s presence in the rest of the state quiets, those facilities continue to report record-breaking outbreaks.

As part of the vaccination push in these centers, the federal government peels away a chunk of the state’s weekly COVID vaccine allocation, though Polis said indicated that will end, which will boost the state’s supply.

By the end of February, the state plans to have 70% of its 70-and-over population vaccinated. After that, the focus will shift to those over 64 years old.