Three Kentucky hospitals, UofL Hospital, Baptist Health Lexington and the Medical Center at Bowling Green, each received 975 doses Monday morning and began their vaccination plans. A total of 11 hospitals, including Baptist Health in Madisonville, were set to receive doses in the first shipment.
Governor Andy Beshear called it a historic day that will pave the way to the end of the pandemic.
An additional 23,350 are being delivered to CVS and Walgreens, destined for long-term care facilities in the commonwealth. The governor says the data continues to show a decrease in the COVID-19 escalation, saying the last week was the first time in several months they saw a decline in overall new cases. He reported 1,802 new cases Monday, the positivity rate is at 8.58 percent and 17 more Kentuckians have died due to COVID-19.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear and UofL Health officials marked a historic moment in the fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as the first vaccines shipped to Kentucky were administered this morning at UofL Hospital.
Three Kentucky hospitals, UofL Hospital, Baptist Health Lexington and the Medical Center at Bowling Green, each received 975 doses today and began their vaccination plans.
“Today is a historic day in the commonwealth – we are at the beginning of the end of our war with COVID-19,” said Gov. Beshear, who was at UofL Hospital as UPS delivered the vaccines. “The Pfizer vaccine, which we believe to be 95% effective, is the defense we have needed to end this pandemic, and with the highly effective Moderna vaccine likely on its way to approval soon, we are all filled with hope for the first time in a very long time. Thank you to ev