UK hosts COVID-19 vaccine community town hall
COVID-19 vaccine community town hall
and last updated 2021-04-24 18:21:44-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Local health experts led a community town hall on Saturday to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine as the state continues its push to vaccinate more Kentuckians.
The University of Kentucky partnered with local faith leaders and SHARE Lexington for the event, which was held virtually but broadcast at several community centers across the city.
Those who attended in person also had the opportunity to register for a COVID-19 vaccine.
âWe want to encourage people to continue to have these crucial conversations about the vaccine,â said Chief Diversity Officer for UK HealthCare Tukea Talbert.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 23, 2021) – We are inching ever closer to a return to normal with each scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointment at the University of Kentucky Kroger Field clinic.
As each person walks through the line of tents at Kroger Field, checks in and winds their way up to their vaccination station, you can’t help but wonder, what’s their reason? Why are they choosing to be vaccinated?
“You do it to protect yourself, protect your family, protect this state, protect the country, protect this whole world,” said Pamela Black-Davis of Lexington. “It’s just one step closer to us being able to get back to some normalcy.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2021) Vaccines represent the best opportunity for life to return to normal. And supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are larger than ever before.
That’s why it is critical for people to sign up to receive a vaccine. Vaccination appointments are plentiful at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field clinic location, where the two-shot Pfizer vaccine is available.
Here’s what you need to know about vaccines and access to them:
Kentuckians, regardless of the phase they fall into, are encouraged to request an appointment.
All Kentucky residents and people from out of state who go to school or work in Kentucky are eligible to be vaccinated at UK’s Kroger Field clinic.
UK and UK HealthCare experts are sharing their personal experiences and recommendations about life after vaccination against COVID-19.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2021) – We are to a point now that seemed nearly impossible one year ago – having millions vaccinated against COVID-19.
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of UK HealthCare and University of Kentucky employees and volunteers, hundreds of thousands of emergency authorized vaccines have been distributed to Kentuckians. The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Kroger Field surpassed 200,000 vaccines in the beginning of April.
As people continue to schedule their shots, many are breathing a sigh of relief – including experts at UK who have been helping our community navigate the coronavirus from the start. Whether working on the front lines and treating COVID-19 positive patients at UK Chandler Hospital, or breaking down the complicated processes that have brought us to where we are today, they are sharing their thoughts a