Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital expanding vaccine eligibility for Kentucky residents
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Paducah, Ky. expand vaccine eligibility to Kentucky residents 16-years and older.
PADUCAH, Ky. (WSIL) Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky surpassed the 10-thousand mark for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Lourdes Hospital vaccination team, as of Wednesday, has administered 10,744 vaccinations.
Mercy Health officials said they are now expanding their vaccine eligibility to all Kentucky residents who are 16-years-and-older.
The health system had already begun administrating the Pfizer vaccine to those meeting the guidelines outlined by the Kentucky Department for Public Health in the 1A, 1B, and 1C Tiers. What everybody is aiming towards, of course, is herd immunity. The more folks we have with the vaccination the greater the sense the community is being protected and getting back to some semblance of normalcy, said Tennille Rushing, the Director
FRANKFORT, KYÂ â Gov. Andy Beshear reported the largest number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in one day Thursday.
Reporting 54 virus-related deaths, Beshear said Thursday represents by far the largest number of people lost in Kentucky in one day because of the pandemic, calling it one of the hardest days since early on in the outbreak. These are 54 families that need our help and our compassion and our green lights, Beshear said during a briefing on the virus, reminding that the green lights the governor has encouraged Kentuckians to light represent compassion for those who ve lost their lives and the loved ones mourning them.Â