LOUISVILLE, Ky. The governor of Kentucky announced Monday that several long-term care facilities in the state have started vaccinating their residents.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said vaccines for those groups should be finished by early March. Deaths in the state s assisted living and nursing homes account for two-thirds of the state s coronavirus death toll.
Kentucky received it’s first shipments of the new COVID-19 vaccine last week. About 7,000 Kentucky residents, the vast majority of them health care workers in hospitals, have been vaccinated since.
Through the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, Walgreens pharmacy will provide the COVID-19 vaccinations in roughly 800 long-term care facilities across Kentucky.
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Dodge City Daily Globe
After a lot of wait-and-see, the COVID-19 vaccine has made its way into the Dodge City area, with more set to arrive near Dec. 28.
On Dec. 17, shipments of the vaccine from Pfizer arrived at Western Plains Medical Complex. The first vaccine was administered on Dec. 18. We can confirm that we have received an initial allocation of COVID-19 vaccines and are in the process of distributing them in accordance with prioritization guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government and the State of Kansas, said WPMC marketing director Danielle Stroud. We will be prioritizing healthcare personnel who have direct patient contact within six feet, per CDC and state guidance.
The Latest: Germany to receive more than 2M vaccine doses
By The Associated PressDecember 21, 2020 GMT
BERLIN German officials say they expect the country to soon receive more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that got the green light from regulators on Monday.
Authorities in Berlin state said they have been informed by Health Minister Jens Spahn that the first shipment of 151,125 doses will be delivered to Germany on Dec. 26.
Three further batches of almost 1.9 million doses combined will arrive on Dec. 28, Dec. 30, and in the first week of January.
Germany, a country of 83 million inhabitants, hopes to begin vaccinating nursing home residents on Dec. 27, followed by others at high risk of serious infection or working in fields where they might expose vulnerable people.
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