BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Medical Center at Bowling Green is continuing to vaccinate healthcare personnel included in the state’s Phase 1a. The Medical Center has been authorized by the Kentucky Department of Public Health to move into Phase 1b which includes first responders, anyone at least age 70 and K-12 school personnel, according to a Twitter post from Med.
Smaller hospitals do not have the facilities or equipment to store Pfizer vaccine in ultracold freezers. Author: Rose McBride Updated: 5:13 PM CST December 11, 2020
CARROLL COUNTY, Ky. Kentucky should be able to start giving health care workers the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week.
The state will receive 38,025 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Eleven hospitals will receive doses including three in Louisville.
But many hospitals in the area, including hospitals in rural areas, are not going to get any of those first doses.
Only one county in the state is out of the red zone for COVID-19 cases, with some rural areas having higher incidence rates than Jefferson County. Still, vaccine allocation is not about need it’s about resources.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday, Jan. 4, the four-phase plan for administering the commonwealth’s allotment of COVID-19 vaccines, and some hospitals and health departments developed plans to ensure people included in those phases are made aware then it is their turn.
What You Need To Know
Kentucky has a four-phase rollout plan
The state is currently in Phase 1A
Technology will play a big part in letting people know
Health departments and hospitals are developing plans
The first phase includes three stages, and Kentucky is still in Phase 1A, which includes healthcare personnel and residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities. When one phase ends and another begins, members of the prioritized groups will need to know the vaccine is available to them and where to get it.